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Title:
DETERMINATION OF LATTICE PARAMETERS FROM EXPERIMENTAL NEUTRON DISTRIBUTIONS IN ROD FUEL ELEMENTS AT KW PILE STARTUP. PART I - NATURAL URANIUM.
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Subject Terms:
FUELS AND MATERIALS ENGINEERINGKW REACTORMULTIPLICATION FACTORNEUTRON FLUX DISTRIBUTIONNEUTRON FLUX MEASUREMENTSREACTOR TECHNOLOGY
Document Location:
DOE Public Reading Room - Hanford Battelle P.O. Box 999 MS H2-53 Richland WA 99352 (509)372-7443
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1955 Jun 15
Declassification Date:
1992 Sep 09
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
60
Accession Number:
RL-1-362527
Document Number(s):
HW-38738
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 19
Description/Abstract:
INITIAL CONVERSION RATIO, THERMAL UTILIZATION, RESONANCE ESCAPE PROBABLITY AND FAST EFFECT HAVE BEEN MEASURED IN KW PILE LATTICE AS A PART OF THE PILE ACTIVIATION PROGRAM. THE DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE WITH AND WITHOUT COOLING WATER PRESENT, USING U-235, U-238, AND CU AS NEUTRON DETECTORS. EXPERTIMENTAL RESULTS WERE COMPARED WITH CALCULATIONS BASES ON HANDBOOK FORMULAS. TECHNIQUE EMPLOYED TO OBTAIN AND ANALYZE THE DATA ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL.