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Title:
THE REACTIVITY VALUE OF HIGHLY BURNED PLUTONIUM IN THERMAL REACTORS
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Subject Terms:
FUEL CONSUMPTION RATEFUELS AND MATERIALS ENGINEERINGPLUTONIUM - CONSUMPTION RATEREACTOR TECHNOLOGYTHERMAL REACTORS - REACTIVITY
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 Jun 25
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
12
Accession Number:
RL-1-364050
Document Number(s):
HW-43922
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Aug 19
Description/Abstract:
AVG THERMAL REPRODUCTION FACTOR NU EFF FOR A MIXTURE OF PU ISOTOPES OBTAINED BY IRRADITION OF PU239 AT FLUX OF 5 X 10 TO THE 13TH N/CM SQUARED AT A NEUTRON TEMPERATURE OF 100C DECREASES AND IS 0 AFTER 9 YEARS. PU240 IS A SUPERIOR FERTILE MATERIAL AS BASED ON NEUTRON ECONOMY. MACROSCOPIC FISSION AND ABSORPTION CROSS SECTIONS OF PU DECREASE RAPIDLY WITH EXPOSURE. THE REACTIVITY VALUE NU OF THE EQUILIBRIUM MIXTURE OF PU ISOTOES DEPENDS UPON NEUTRON TEMPERATURE.