Texas A and M University Nuclear Science Center. Twentieth progress report, January 1-December 31, 1983

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:5041134

Deigl, H J; Head, J G; Petesch, J E; Rogers, R D; Willits, B W

Reactor utilization improved slightly from 1982 with increases seen in total number of irradiations, number of samples irradiated, and total experiment hours. Reactor operation of 94.6 MW-days for 1983 represents approximately a 1.4% increase over the previous year. Effective 1 September 1983 the operating schedule for the NSCR has been reduced to include only two fourteen hour shifts and three eight hour shifts per week unless special requests are made. An NSC Users Group has been created and meets periodically to discuss experimenter needs. Core VIII, established in December 1982, was used throughout 1983. Pulse operations were reinitiated in February 1983 for the first time since 1976, and a total of 75 pulses ($116.38 total pulse reactivity) were executed. A pulse test program to monitor peak core temperatures and to periodically inspect certain fuel elements was completed satisfactorily. Several major facility projects, modifications, and improvements were completed during the past year.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA). Texas Engineering Experiment Station
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76ER04207
• OSTI ID: 5041134
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/04207-16; ORO-4207-16; ON: DE84010023
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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