Life testing of the TCE (British) DC-14B S/N 7304-69 (975/sup 0/F) and ORNL FC-3 (750/sup 0/F) fission counter-chambers in the EBR-II NITF J-2 Thimble Experiment NI-4. Installation (April 1975)--Run 81 (April 1976). [HTGR and LMFBR]

Technical Report · Thu Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7343801· OSTI ID:7343801

Taboas, A. L.

A summary is presented of test results from the life-testing of two fission counter-chambers in the EBR-II J-2 thimble of the Nuclear Instrument Test Facilities (NITF). The two fission counter-chambers being tested as Experiment NI-4 are the Twentieth Century Electronics (TCE) (British) model DC-14B, S/N:7304-69 and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) development model FC-3. Information is presented on detector performance, operating conditions and the status of the NI-4 experiment. This report covers the period from the installation of the detectors in the J-2 thimble prior to the start of Run 77 in April 1975, through the shutdown following Run 81 (April 1976).

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7343801
• Report Number(s): ANL-CT-76-45824-0001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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