Published March 1978 | Version v1
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Kinetic parameters of the University of Maryland reactor by the interval distribution method

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of Maryland, College Park

Description

The Rossi alpha of the University of Maryland Reactor was measured at criticality and at shutdown by the Babala interval-distribution method. At criticality, α/sub c/ = 145.8 +- 2.9 s-1. At shutdown, α/sub s/ = 1025.8 +- 4.1 s-1. The shutdown reactivity was found to be rho/sub s/β = -6.04 +- 0.14 dollars. An inverse kinetics analysis of a rod-drop experiment gave rho/sub s//β = -6.23 +- 0.13 dollars, which is considered with the interval-distribution result

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Identifiers

DOI
10.13182/nse78-a27191;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
3
Series
Nucl. Sci. Eng.
Journal Page Range
565-567
ISSN
0029-5639

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9390685
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
No Abstract
Descriptors DEI
REACTIVITY; REACTOR KINETICS; ROD DROP METHOD; UMNE-1 REACTOR
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; KINETICS; POOL TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRAINING REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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