Argon Activation Experiment (Addendum 1)

Technical Report · Mon Jul 24 04:00:00 EDT 1961

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4843963· OSTI ID:4843963

Anderson, D. G. ^[1]

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1. General Dynamics/Fort Worth, Forth Worth, TX (United States)

Additional irradiated argon measurements for the Aircraft Shield Test Reactor (ASTR) and results of the initial studies on the exhaust effluent from the dry-pool environment of the 3-Mw Ground Test Reactor (GTR) are reported as an addendum to NARF-60-16T. With the ASTR in the 2π geometry of Configuration II, no detectable amounts of argon-41 were present in the air above the reactor at a power level of 2 Mw. With the GTR in the irradiation closet of Configuration III (4-inch water reflector), an argon activity of 0.5 x 10^-10 μc/cc-watt was generated in the dry side of the pool.

• Research Organization: General Dynamics/Fort Worth, Forth Worth, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Air Force
• NSA Number: NSA-15-026895
• OSTI ID: 4843963
• Report Number(s): NARF--60-16T(Add1); MR-N-260-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
ACTIVATION
AIR
ARGON
ARGON 41
ASTR
ENVIRONMENT
GROUND TEST REACTOR
LEAK DETECTORS
MEASURED VALUES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
REACTORS
REFLECTORS
WATER