Reactor Physics Department Technical Activities Quarterly Report (July, August, September 1966)
Year: 1966
Type: report
Abstract: Reactor Physics Department updates include: (1) Reactor Theory including Effective Cross Sections for Resonances in HGR, and BNW Master Cross Section Library; (2) Thermal Reactors, including Thermalization Calculational Study - Comparison of Results Obtained Using the RBU Monte Carlo, THERMOS, and Program S-XIII Codes, Critical Experiments with PuO2-UO2 Fuel Rods, Results of Thermalization Calculations for PuO2-UO2-H2O Lattices, Three-Dimensional Analysis of Plutonium Fuel MTR Cores: Preliminary Results, Measurements of k∞ for a Pu-A1 Thoria Supercell, and A Thermal Column Study in the PCTR; (3) Fast Reactors, including Physics Characteristics of an 800 Liter Oxide FTR Reference Core, Preliminary Evaluation of Cross-Section Data, Algorithms for Collapsing Fast Reactor Cross Sections, Planning of FTR Critical Experiment Program, FTR Shield Calculations, Shield Analyses for Irradiated FTR Fuel Handling, and A Study of Fast-Thermal Reactor Experiment; (4) Critical Mass Physics, including Resolving Time of a Pulsed Neutron Source Data Acquisition System, Neutron Spectra Experiments, Pulsed Neutron Source Measurements - Pu(NO3)4 Solutions, Least Squares Data Reduction code, Neutron Interaction Experiments with Bottles of U233 Solution, and Basic Criticality Experiments with Plutonium Nitrate Solutions in Slab Geometry; (5) Neutron Physics, including Existence of the 2.86 MeV Level in B10, The n-d Total Cross Section, the Di-Neutron, and Charge Independence, High-Resolution Monochromatization of Neutrons and X Rays by Multiple Bragg Reflections, and Scattering Law Measurements for Light Water at 95° C; (6) Computer Code Abstracts.
DOI: 10.2172/4435648
Authors: J. Carter, K. Stewart, D. Thomas, V. Uotinen, L. Williams, R. Liikala, W. Purcell, W. Porath, N. Hill, G. Hanson, R. Hardie, W. Little, L. Maas, W. Little, Jr., R. Bennett, R. Harris, D. Marr, W. Bunch, R. Humes, D. Bitz, S. Bierman, K. Garlid, L. Hansen, G. Woodruff, R. Lloyd, G. Hess III, E. Clayton, D. Glasgow, D. Foster, Jr., D. Kottwitz, R. Smith
Institutions: Battelle, University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4251054070