Calculation of the Doppler Coefficient Plutonium-Oxide-Fueled Fast Reactors (open access)

Calculation of the Doppler Coefficient Plutonium-Oxide-Fueled Fast Reactors

Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on Doppler coefficient fast reactors. Calculations, methods, and results of the studies are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: November 1, 1963
Creator: Fischer, E. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of Fast Reactor Meltdown Accidents Using Simulant Materials (open access)

Study of Fast Reactor Meltdown Accidents Using Simulant Materials

Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on reactor meltdown accidents. The studies incorporated the use of simulation materials. Methods and results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 31, 1963
Creator: Huebotter, P. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design and Economic Evaluation of Fixed Blankets for Fast Reactors (open access)

Design and Economic Evaluation of Fixed Blankets for Fast Reactors

Report evaluating the design characteristics and limitations of fixed blankets for breeder reactors. This also includes economic considerations for each tested blanket.
Date: August 30, 1963
Creator: Klickman, A. E.; Ball, G. L.; Edwards, J. J.; Jens, W. H.; Segal, B. M.; Stanford, R. E. L. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Costs and Temperature Coefficients of Reactivity for PuO2-SS and PuO2-UO2 (open access)

Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Costs and Temperature Coefficients of Reactivity for PuO2-SS and PuO2-UO2

Report comparing the fuel cycle costs and temperature coefficients of reactivity for PuO2-UO2 fuel in multiple megawatt reactors.
Date: April 25, 1963
Creator: Edwards, J. J.; Fischer, E. A.; Jens, W. H.; Nims, J. B.; Palmer, R. G.; Shoudy, A. A. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of Requirements and Suitability of Available Reactors for Fast Fuel Tests (open access)

Study of Requirements and Suitability of Available Reactors for Fast Fuel Tests

Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on the requirements of reactors for fuel testing. As stated in the summary, "the purpose of this study is to determine the requirements for radiation space for fast reactor fuel testing and to determine the capability of existing Commission and private test and power reactors to meet these requirements" (p. 7). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: February 23, 1963
Creator: Doyle, T. A.; Duffy, J. G.; Jens, W. H.; McHugh, W. E.; Page, E. M. & Warberg, H. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Two-Facility Approach to Investigations of Fast Reactor Meltdowns (open access)

Two-Facility Approach to Investigations of Fast Reactor Meltdowns

Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on hypothetical fast reactor meltdown accidents. As stated in the summary, "the purpose of this study is to investigate the technical feasibility of conducting fast reactor meltdown experiments to determine a more realistic maximum accident and to provide a better evaluation of fast reactor safety" (p. 7). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: January 15, 1963
Creator: Doyle, T. A.; Page, E. M.; Nicholson, R. B.; Hagstrom, J. T. & Nims, J. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library