Preliminary design and hazards report. Boiling Reactor Experiment V (BORAX V)

Technical Report · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4135874· OSTI ID:4135874

Rice, R. E. ^[1]

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The preliminary objectives of the proposed BORAX V program are to test nuclear superheating concepts and to advance the technology of boiling-water-reactor design by performing experiments which will improve the understanding of factors limiting the stability of boiling reactors at high power densities. The reactor vessel is a cylinder with ellipsoidal heads, made of carbon steel clad internally with stainless steel. Each of the three cores is 24 in. high and has an effective diameter of 39 in. This is a preliminary report. (W.D.M.)

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• NSA Number: NSA-14-026448
• OSTI ID: 4135874
• Report Number(s): ANL-6120
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
BOILING
BORAX-5
COATING
CYLINDERS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
STABILITY
STAINLESS STEELS
STEELS
SUPERHEATING
VESSELS
WATER COOLANT