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Title: Physics of reactor safety. Quarterly report, April--June 1977. [LMFBR]

Abstract

The work in the Applied Physics Division includes reports on reactor safety program by members of the Reactor Safety Appraisals Group, Monte Carlo analysis of safety-related critical assembly experiments by members of the Theoretical Fast Reactor Physics Group, and planning of safety-related critical experiments by members of the Zero Power Reactor (ZPR) Planning and Experiments Group. Work on Reactor core thermal-hydraulic code development performed in the Components Technology Division is also included in the report.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
7286844
Report Number(s):
ANL-77-69
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR SAFETY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; CLINCH RIVER BREEDER REACTOR; CONTROL ROD WORTHS; FLUID FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; LOSS OF FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTIVITY INSERTIONS; REACTIVITY WORTHS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; VOID COEFFICIENT; ACCIDENTS; BREEDER REACTORS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTIVITY; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS; REACTORS; SAFETY; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; 220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety; 210500 - Power Reactors, Breeding

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title = {Physics of reactor safety. Quarterly report, April--June 1977. [LMFBR]},
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abstractNote = {The work in the Applied Physics Division includes reports on reactor safety program by members of the Reactor Safety Appraisals Group, Monte Carlo analysis of safety-related critical assembly experiments by members of the Theoretical Fast Reactor Physics Group, and planning of safety-related critical experiments by members of the Zero Power Reactor (ZPR) Planning and Experiments Group. Work on Reactor core thermal-hydraulic code development performed in the Components Technology Division is also included in the report.},
doi = {10.2172/7286844},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977},
month = {Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977}
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