Nuclear and Economic Characteristics of several Two-Region Homogeneous Reactors (open access)

Nuclear and Economic Characteristics of several Two-Region Homogeneous Reactors

The nuclear characteristics and fuel costs of a number of aqueous homogeneous reactors have been estimated. Most of the reactors studied were cylindrical, two-region power-breeders variously having between 0 and 300 g/l of thorium in the core and between 500 and 1000 g/l of thorium in the blanket. The results of the calculations, including breeding ration, fuel inventories, doubling times, and net fuel costs, are summarized in this report.
Date: June 5, 1959
Creator: Rosenthal, M. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Review of the Mathematical Formulation of the Problem of Inelastic Neutron Scattering by Polycrystalline Material (open access)

A Review of the Mathematical Formulation of the Problem of Inelastic Neutron Scattering by Polycrystalline Material

A self-contained developmental or the formation of the problem of inelastic neutron scattering by crystals is presented. although nearly all of the methods and results used in the present discussion have appeared in a variety of previously published papers, additional mathematical details are given here which have been found by thee authors to aid in understanding the final results.
Date: June 5, 1959
Creator: Preskitt, C. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stability of Pressurized Tubes During Primary Creep (open access)

Stability of Pressurized Tubes During Primary Creep

This note describes an analysis of the primary creep rates in thin-walled pressure tubing. The analysis accounts for the increase in tube radius and decrease of tube wall thickness. Both of these effects increase the stress; hence, they can affect the creep rate and cause unstable creep conditions.
Date: June 5, 1959
Creator: Merckx, K. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library