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Title:
COMMENTS ON J REACTOR - FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN BASES
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
HANFORD PRODUCTION REACTORS (J) - DESIGNReactor 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:
1956 Jul 03
Declassification Date:
1992 Oct 20
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
8
Accession Number:
RL-1-364097
Document Number(s):
HW-44065
Originating Research Org.:
GE - HAPO
OpenNet Entry Date:
2004 Feb 24
OpenNet Modified Date:
2015 Jul 09
Description/Abstract:
CONCLUDES (1) INCREASE IN U SLUG SIZE SHOULD BE EVALUATED FOR POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON RUPTURE RATE (2) CALCULATED PHYSICS CARACTERISTICS SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY EXPTS IN A TEST REACTOR (3) CALCD METAL REACTIVITY COEFFS APPEAR TOO LOW AND THE NUMBER OF EFFECTIVE CENTRAL TUBES APPEARS TOO HIGH (4) REACTOR POWER LEVEL WAS ARBITRARILY FIXED AT A VALUE WHICH APPEARS TOO LOW FOR THE CHOSEN REACTOR SIZE.