Criticality Alarm System Verification at the Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility: Past Experience and Present Capabilities
Conference
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OSTI ID:6725729
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
The Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility (LACEF) has been involved in the testing and evaluation of criticality accident alarm systems since 1980. At that time, we designed and built the solution critical assembly SHEBA for this purpose. The response of the alarms to neutron pulses was done using the GODIVA-IV Burst Assembly. Currently, SHEBA and a new fast assembly, SKUA, are being modified for burst operation.
- 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)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6725729
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-88-3730; CONF-8809144-7; ON: DE89003482
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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