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[en] Ten benchmark experiments were performed at the Critical Mass Laboratory at Rockwell International's Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They provide accurate criticality data for low-enriched damp uranium oxide (U3O8) systems. The core studied consisted of 152 mm cubical aluminum cans containing an average of 15,129 g of low-enriched (4.46% 235U) uranium oxide compacted to a density of 4.68 g/cm3 and with an H/U atomic ratio of 0.77. One hundred twenty five (125) of these cans were arranged in an approx. 770 mm cubical array. Since the oxide alone cannot be made critical in an array of this size, an enriched (approx. 93% 235U) metal or solution driver was used to achieve criticality. Measurements are reported for systems having the least practical reflection and for systems reflected by approx. 254-mm-thick concrete or plastic. Under the three reflection conditions, the mass of the uranium metal driver ranged from 29.87 kg to 33.54 kg for an oxide core of 1864.6 kg. For an oxide core of 1824.9 kg, the weight of the high concentration (351.2 kg U/m3) solution driver varied from 14.07 kg to 16.14 kg, and the weight of the low concentration (86.4 kg U/m3) solution driver from 12.4 kg to 14.0 kg
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Aug 1979; 111 p; Available from NTIS., PC A06/MF A01
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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS, ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ACTINIDES, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, CHALCOGENIDES, ELEMENTS, ENRICHED URANIUM, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, HEAVY NUCLEI, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS, ISOTOPES, METALS, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NUCLEI, OXIDES, OXYGEN COMPOUNDS, RADIOISOTOPES, URANIUM, URANIUM COMPOUNDS, URANIUM ISOTOPES, URANIUM OXIDES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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