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Critical mass experiment using U-235 foils and lucite plates

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Description

The main objective of this experiment was to show how the multiplication of the system increases as moderated material is placed between highly enriched uranium foils. In addition, this experiment served to demonstrate the hand-stacking techniques, and approach to criticality by remote operation. This experiment was designed by Tom McLaughlin in the mid seventies as part of the criticality safety course that is taught at Los Alamos Critical Experiment Facility (LACEF). The W-U-235 ratio for this experiment was 215 which is where the minimum critical mass for this configuration occurs

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form; Also available from OSTI as DE00774447; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/774447-S0pp6c/webviewable/

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URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/774447-S0pp6c/webviewable/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
5 p.
Report number
LA-UR--98-597

Conference

Title
1998 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting
Dates
7-11 Jun 1998
Place
Nashville, TN (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
32027543
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONFIGURATION; CRITICAL MASS; CRITICALITY; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; LUCITE; MULTIPLICATION FACTORS; PLATES; REMOTE HANDLING; SAFETY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; ESTERS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MASS; MATERIALS; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYACRYLATES; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; URANIUM

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
W-7405-ENG-36
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (United States)
Secondary number(s)
CONF-980606--