Analysis of the thorium axial blanket experiments in the PROTEUS reactor

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5193990

White, J. R.; Ingersoll, D. T.; Schmocker, U.

An extensive program of reactor physics experiments in GCFR fuel pin lattices has been completed recently at the PROTEUS critical facility located at EIR laboratory in Switzerland. The PROTEUS reactor consists of a central test zone surrounded by a uranium buffer and thermal driver region. The test lattices included a PuO/sub 2//UO/sub 2/ fuel region with internal and axial blankets of UO/sub 2/, ThO/sub 2/, and thorium metal. Detailed analysis of the thorium-bearing lattices has been performed at EIR and at ORNL in order to validate nuclear data and methods used for reactor physics analysis of advanced GCFR designs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Eidgenoessisches Inst. fuer Reaktorforschung, Wuerenlingen (Switzerland)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5193990
• Report Number(s): CONF-800607--39
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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