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Subcritical reactivity measurements in ZED-2
Creators
- 1. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, Ontario (Canada)
Description
The Zero Energy Deuterium (ZED-2) reactor was operated to provide validation data for subcritical reactor states. Moderator drain experiments were conducted to collect power transient data for analysis by inverse-point kinetics, determining the negative reactivity of the partially drained reactor core. Separate experiments employed a fission chamber to determine a count rate corresponding to these subcritical states. This chamber was calibrated to determine neutron flux at the chamber location. Analysis of these measurements is currently underway and preliminary results are presented here. (author)
Availability note (English)
Available as a slide presentation also.Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Canadian Nuclear Society
- Imprint Place
- Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- ISBN
- 978-1-926773-12-4
- Imprint Title
- 2nd International technical meeting on small reactors
- Imprint Pagination
- 136 Megabytes
- Journal Page Range
- [7 p.]
Conference
- Title
- 2. International technical meeting on small reactors
- Dates
- 7-8 Nov 2012
- Place
- Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 45093231
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- CANDU TYPE REACTORS; MODERATORS; REACTOR CORES; SUBCRITICAL ASSEMBLIES; TRANSIENTS; ZED-2 REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- AIR COOLED REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; ORGANIC COOLED REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; TANK TYPE REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 5 refs., 4 figs.