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Title:
EXPONENTIAL PILE MEASUREMENTS IN WATER MODERATED LATTICES WITH ENRICHED URANIUM RODS. APPENDIX II -- BUCKLING CALCULATIONS FOR ONE-PERCENT ENRICHED URANIUM-WATER ROD LATTICES
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Subject Terms:
BUCKLINGCRITICALITY STUDIESFUELS AND MATERIALS ENGINEERINGREACTOR MATRICESREACTOR TECHNOLOGYU-235URANIUMURANIUM ISOTOPESURANIUM-WATER SYSTEMSWATER MODERATED REACTORS
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:
1956 Jan 16
Declassification Date:
1956 Nov 29
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
45
Accession Number:
RL-1-363158
Document Number(s):
HW-40930
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Jun 16
Description/Abstract:
THE RESULTS OF A SERIES OF BUCKLING MEASUREMENTS INVOLVING THE USE OF ENRICHED U RODS (1.007% BY WEIGHT U235) IN LIGHT WATER ARE PRESENTED. THE BUCKLING WAS DETERMINED FOR TWO ROD SIZES. THE WATER TO U VOLUME RATIONS WERE FOUND. THE INFORMATION OBTAINED WITH THE PRECEDING ROD SIZES AND H20/U VOLUME RATIONS WAS SUFFICIENT (WHEN COUPLED WITH EXISTING DATA FOR OTHER ROD SIZES) TO ESTIMATE THE MAXIMUM OBTAINABLE BUCKLING FOR 1.007% U IN LIGHT WATER. A CURVE IS GIVEN RELATING MAXIMUM BUCKLING WITH H2O/U-VOLUME RATION AND ROD DIAMETER FROM WHICH ESTIMATES MAY BE MADE REGARDING CRITICALITY HAZARDS WITH THE 1.007% ENRICHED U. THE EFFECT OF REPLACING A WATER REFLECTOR WITH ONE OF URANYL NITRATE SOLUTION OF TWO DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS. SOME INFORMATION WAS ALSO OBTAINED ON THE EXTRAPOLATION LENGTH TO BE USED IN UNREFLECTED CASES. - PAGES 36-45 - BUCKLING CALCULATIONS FOR ONE PER CENT ENRICHED URANIUM - WATER ROD LATTICES. APENDIX II OF EXPONENTIAL PILE MEASUREMENTS IN WATER MODERATED LATTICE WITH ENRICHED URANIUM RODS.