Published 1977 | Version v1
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Calculated physics and performance parameters for the ACPR upgrade

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Description

Reactor physics and core design calculations have been completed for the upgrade of the Annular Core Pulse Reactor (ACPR) at Sandia Laboratories. The ACPR has been in operation since 1967 and is a U-Zr H/sub 1.6/ fueled swimming pool type reactor with a large dry central experiment cavity. The purpose of the upgrade of the ACPR is to provide improved pulse and steady-state capabilities for performing neutron simulation and reactor safety tests. The performance goals for the ACPR Upgrade were to achieve a factor of 2.6 times the pulse fluence available with the ACPR and a factor of 2 increase in the steady-state flux. In addition, the pulse width of the upgraded reactor was to be as short as practical to maintain the rapid transient simulation capability of the ACPR

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
SAND--77-1080C

Conference

Title
ANS winter meeting.
Dates
27 Nov - 2 Dec 1977.
Place
San Francisco, California, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9368252
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACPR REACTOR; NEUTRON FLUX; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR KINETICS
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; HYDRIDE MODERATED REACTORS; KINETICS; MIXED SPECTRUM REACTORS; PULSED REACTORS; RADIATION FLUX; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-771109--17.