Criticality Prevention Specifications: Thorium-Uranium-233 Separations in the Purex Plant | Zendy

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Criticality Prevention Specifications: Thorium-Uranium-233 Separations in the Purex Plant

Author(s) -

W. Matheison,

Gunilla Öberg,

G. Ritter

Publication year - 1970

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/4167258

Subject(s) - purex , criticality , uranium , nuclear engineering , thorium , radiochemistry , environmental science , transuranium element , waste management , process engineering , nuclear physics , chemistry , engineering , physics , chromatography , extraction (chemistry) , solvent extraction

The specifications in this document define the limits or restrictions required to maintain an acceptably low probability of the occurrence of a nuclear chain reaction in the Purex Plant while processing irradiated thoria targets. These criticality prevention specifications do not stipulate the system, procedures, or mechanisms to permit operation within the limits or restrictions. (LK

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