NUCLEAR START-UP OF THE SPERT IV REACTOR
Author(s) -
J.G. Crocker,
J.E. Koch,
Z.R. Martinson,
A.M. McGlinsky,
L.A. Stephan
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4647654
Subject(s) - control rod , nuclear engineering , void (composites) , core (optical fiber) , neutron flux , nuclear physics , nuclear reactor core , flux (metallurgy) , materials science , neutron , radiochemistry , physics , chemistry , engineering , composite material , metallurgy
The Spert IV facility, the initial critical experiment, the initial core, the operational core loading, and core parameter measurements (void and temperature coefficients, control rod worth, neutron flux distributions, etc.) made before initiation of the kinetics testing program are described. (auth)
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