Published 1987 | Version v1
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Recalculation of a few bare plutonium critical arrays

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This report presents the results of computations performed to investigate the discrepancy between previous calculation and critical experiments involving bare cubic arrays of Pu metal cylinders. It is shown that including all the support structure in the modeling is sufficient to account for earlier discrepancies. The presence of concrete walls, simulating the experimental cell, produced no statistically significant change in the array k/sub eff/

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
9 p.
Report number
CONF-8704113--2

Conference

Title
Contractors nuclear criticality safety meeting.
Dates
27 Apr 1987.
Place
Las Vegas, NV (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19018693
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CONCRETES; CRITICALITY; CYLINDERS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; PLUTONIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; BUILDING MATERIALS; ELEMENTS; MATERIALS; METALS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS

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