Sodium Graphite Reactor Quarterly Progress Report for October-December 1955. Section A. Section B (open access)

Sodium Graphite Reactor Quarterly Progress Report for October-December 1955. Section A. Section B

An analysis was made of the nuclear parameters for sodium graphite reactor lattices. These parameters include thermal utilization, macroscopic cross sections, thermal diffusion length, and neutron absorption. Results of all calculations are given in graphical form. Test fuel slugs for the SRE were cycled up to 500 times between 100 and 500 deg C at the rate of 2 cycles/hr. Results are tabulated. The centrifugal casting of U alloy fuel slugs is briefly evaluated. Results of the microscopic examination of the extruded ThU breeder fuels are shown. The percent elongation of graphite due to the presence of Na is shown for various temperatures. Results of wear tests on graphite are also tabulated. The behavior of Zr in liquid Na was studied, and weight gains in Zr are summarized. Analog computer studies were continued, and data are included on the temperature effects of the response time of coolant channel Na outlet temperature thermocouples, the effects of continuous rod motion and pump speed changes on the outlet Na temperature and power, and the outlet temperature as a function of scram time. The critical evaluation of B--Ni rods is tabulated. The fuel rod assembly apparatus is described. Fuel rod development is discussed. Cyclograph …
Date: April 15, 1956
Creator: Martin, A. B. & Cochran, J. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library