Published April 1982 | Version v1
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Criticality assessment of basket designs for use in the MH-1A shipping cask

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An analytical study is made of a proposed stainless steel basket to be used in the MH-1A cask for the shipment of National Bureau of Standards reactor fuel elements. The use of B4C in the basket as a primary control for the prevention of criticality is shown to be effective but not necessary. A basket fabricated of 0.635-cm-thick stainless steel provides a sufficient margin of subcriticality

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A03/MF A01 as DE82014574.

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Imprint Pagination
32 p.
Report number
ORNL/CSD/TM--172

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14720052
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
CASKS; CRITICALITY; SPECIFICATIONS; SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS; STAINLESS STEELS; TRANSPORT
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON ADDITIONS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CONTAINERS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; FUEL ELEMENTS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; STEELS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS