Title:
REACTIVITY TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE FOR MAXWELLIAN NEUTRONS
Subject Terms:
100 AreasBUCKLINGDIFFUSIONGRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORSHANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORHETEROGENOUS REACTORSKW ReactorLEAKAGENEUTRON DIFFUSIONNEUTRONSREACTIVITYReactor TechnologyTEMPERATURES
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Publication Date:
1955 Jul 06
Declassification Date:
1981 Jul 01
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Accession Number:
RL-1-362292
Document Number(s):
HW-37802
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 23
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 28
Description/Abstract:
THAT PORTION OF THE REACTIVITY TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE DUE TO A SHIFT IN CHARACTERISTIC TEMPERATURE FOR NEUTRONS IN MAXWELLIAN EQUILIBRIUM WITH THE MODERATOR IS CALCULATED IN A QUASI-DIFFUSION APPROXIMATION FOR THE DRY KW LATTICE. IIN APPENDICES, THERMAL UTILIZATION IN A FINITE HETEROGENEOUS REACTOR IS INVESTIGATED AND AN EXPRESSION IS DERIVED FOR FLUX DROP BETWEEN GRAPHITE AND SLUG SURFACE, FOR A DRY FUEL ROD ASSEMBLY.