Criticality experiments with subcritical clusters of light water reactor type fuel separated by a flux trap
Journal Article
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· Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5236908
Fuel element storage racks in shipping casks or fuel basin storage pools are generally designed and built such that either structural materials and/or fixed neutron poisons create neutron flux traps between the fuel elements. To provide data for comparison with calculations on such systems, a series of criticality experiments has been performed in which flux traps were created between subcritical clusters of low /sup 235/U-enriched (2.35 and 4.31 wt%) UO/sub 2/ rods in water. The results of these experiments are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Battelle, Pac Northwest Lab, Richland, Wash, USA
- OSTI ID:
- 5236908
- Journal Information:
- Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Nucl. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 52:3; ISSN NUTYB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Criticality Experiments with Units of LWR-Type Fuel Rods Submerged in Water and Separated by Neutron Flux Traps
Journal Article
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Wed Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1979
· Nucl. Technol.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:6310502
Critical separation between subcritical clusters of 2. 35 wt 235/U enriched UO/ 2/ rods in water with fixed neutron poisons
Technical Report
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Fri Sep 30 20:00:00 EDT 1977
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OSTI ID:5357016
Criticality Experiments with Units of LWR-Type Fuel Rods Submerged in Water and Separated by Neutron Flux Traps
Conference
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Sun Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 1988
· Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
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OSTI ID:5490248
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