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Student Research in Criticality Safety at the University of Arizona

Conference ·
OSTI ID:543260
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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
A very brief progress report on four University of Arizona student projects is given. Improvements were made in simulations of power pulses in aqueous solutions, including the TWODANT model. TWODANT calculations were performed to investigate the effect of assembly shape on the expansion coefficient of reactivity for solutions. Preliminary calculations were made of critical heights for the Los Alamos SHEBA assembly. Calculations to support French experiments to measure temperature coefficients of dilute plutonium solutions confirmed feasibility.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OSTI ID:
543260
Report Number(s):
LA--13277-C; CONF-9405144--; ON: DE97007297
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English