HEAVY WATER MODERATED POWER REACTORS. Progress Report, July 1961

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4836802

Hood, R R; Isakoff, L comps

At the end of July 1961, construction of the HWCTR was about 80% complete, the reactor vessel was in place, and the Hazards Evaluation Report was submitted to AEC. Satisfactory performance was exhibited in Savannah River irradiations of three thin-walled tubes of Zircaloy-clad unalloyed uranium metal; one tube reached the highest exposure yet achieved by thin-walled metal elements. Further buckling measurements were made on clusters of 0.5-inchdiameter rods of natural uranium oxide in D/sub 2/O moderator. Addition data were obtained on heat transfer burnout with elements in subcooled water at pressures as high as 1000 psia. (auth)

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Atomic Energy Div., Wilmington, Del.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(07-2)-1
• NSA Number: NSA-15-031860
• OSTI ID: 4836802
• Report Number(s): DP-645
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
BUCKLING
BURNOUT
FUEL CANS
FUEL ELEMENTS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEAVY WATER MODERATOR
HWCTR
IRRADIATION
MEASURED VALUES
METALS
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
PRESSURE VESSELS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
URANIUM
URANIUM OXIDES
ZIRCALOY