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Criticality accident in homogeneous solution of fissile material

Abstract

Kinetics analysis of an aqueous homogeneous fissile solution system has been made under accidental conditions. Using the calculated values of effective delayed neutron fraction, the mean prompt neutron life time and a fission track nucleation model, computations have been made of the power and integrated energy release for step reactivity insertions and the results compared with French experiments. Analysis of the dynamics of power excursions obtained in kinetic experiments shows that there is a simple relation for estimating the total fission yield in homogeneous solution of fissile material when it is subjected to power transients. (author). 13 refs., 6 figs.
Authors:
Das, S [1] 
  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Theoretical Physics Div.
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
BARC-1992/E/014
Reference Number:
SCA: 220600; PA: AIX-24:027383; SN: 93000951297
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; AQUEOUS HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; CRITICALITY; EXCURSIONS; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; BUBBLES; DELAYED NEUTRON FRACTION; FISSILE MATERIALS; FISSION YIELD; LIFETIME; PURNIMA-2 REACTOR; REACTIVITY; REACTOR KINETICS; SUBCRITICAL ASSEMBLIES; TRANSIENTS; URANIUM 233; VOID FRACTION; 220600; RESEARCH, TEST, TRAINING, PRODUCTION, IRRADIATION, MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS
OSTI ID:
10129552
Research Organizations:
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India)
Country of Origin:
India
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93618510; TRN: IN9300070027383
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
[18] p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Das, S. Criticality accident in homogeneous solution of fissile material. India: N. p., 1992. Web.
Das, S. Criticality accident in homogeneous solution of fissile material. India.
Das, S. 1992. "Criticality accident in homogeneous solution of fissile material." India.
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title = {Criticality accident in homogeneous solution of fissile material}
author = {Das, S}
abstractNote = {Kinetics analysis of an aqueous homogeneous fissile solution system has been made under accidental conditions. Using the calculated values of effective delayed neutron fraction, the mean prompt neutron life time and a fission track nucleation model, computations have been made of the power and integrated energy release for step reactivity insertions and the results compared with French experiments. Analysis of the dynamics of power excursions obtained in kinetic experiments shows that there is a simple relation for estimating the total fission yield in homogeneous solution of fissile material when it is subjected to power transients. (author). 13 refs., 6 figs.}
place = {India}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}