Published 1995 | Version v1
Journal article

Comparison of reactivity measurements using water height, rods, and boron poison in the CX-SNTP

  • 1. B ampersand W Nuclear Environmental Services, Inc., Lynchburg, VA (United States)
  • 2. Babcock ampersand Wilcox, Lynchburg, VA (United States)

Description

Babcock ampersand Wilcox (B ampersand W) designed and fabricated the experimental nuclear reactor (CX), for the Space Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (SNTP) program sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. The CX had an excess reactivity between $2.0 and $2.5. Variations in differential boric acid worth depending on the method used for balancing the reactivity are discussed in this paper

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society
Journal Volume
73
Journal Page Range
p. 412-414.
ISSN
0003-018X
CODEN
TANSAO

Conference

Title
Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS).
Dates
29 Oct - 1 Nov 1995.
Place
San Francisco, CA (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28019224
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BORON; CONTROL ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; REACTIVITY; REACTIVITY WORTHS; SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; MOBILE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PROPULSION REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SEMIMETALS; SPACE POWER REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-951006--.