Estimated Critical Conditions for UO(Sub 2)F(Sub 2)-H(Sub 2)O Systems in Fully Water-Reflected Spherical Geometry
Author(s) -
W. C. Jordan
Publication year - 1992
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/861705
Subject(s) - spheres , uranium , uranium dioxide , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , geometry , materials science , physics , nuclear physics , mathematics , chromatography , astronomy
The purpose of this report is to document reference calculations performed using the SCALE-4.0 code system to determine the critical parameters of UO{sub 2}F{sub 2}-H{sub 2}O spheres. The calculations are an extension of those documented in ORNL/CSD/TM-284. Specifically, the data for low-enriched UO{sub 2}F{sub 2}-H{sub 2}O spheres have been extended to highly enriched uranium. These calculations, together with those reported in ORNL/CSD/TM-284, provide a consistent set of critical parameters (k{sub {infinity}}, volume, mass, mass of water) for UO{sub 2}F{sub 2} and water over the full range of enrichment and moderation ratio
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