Progress report of Physics Division including Applied Mathematics and Computing Section. 1st April 1970 - 30th September 1970

Several of the senior staff of the Division have assisted in the assessment of the tenders for the proposed Jervis Bay power station. This has involved studies on light water moderated reactor systems where our experience has been limited. Several of the questions raised by the tenders are considered important and effort on these topics will continue when the assessment is complete. Major effort, other than for the Jervis Bay Project, has been devoted to the improvement of facilities and the construction of the critical facility. Studies relevant to an improved understanding of MOATA have continued to support the proposed power uprating to 100 W. The increasing number of shielding (neutron and gamma) problems referred to the Division has resulted in the procurement of several specialised codes and data libraries. These are now operational on our IBM 360 computer, and several problems are being investigated