In-reactor measurement of neutron absorber performance

In-reactor measurement of neutron absorber performance [electronic resource]

An instrumented absorber experiment in the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II yielded data on the helium release of boron carbide at exposures up to 53 x 10²° neutron captures/cm³ and temperatures from 766 to 952°C. Helium release results demonstrated a high rate of helium release initially, and a much...

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Corporate Authors: Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory (Researcher), Hanford Site (Wash.) (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Richland, Wash. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Hanford Site (Wash.) ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1978.
Subjects:
Rare Gases.
Epithermal Reactors.
Nonmetals.
Neutron Absorbers.
Reactors.
Boron Carbides.
Carbides.
Performance.
Boron Compounds.
Cryogenic Fluids.
Radiation Effects.
Fast Reactors.
Carbon Compounds.
Physical Radiation Effects.
Fluids.
Helium.
Elements.
General Studies Of Nuclear Reactors.
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Summary:An instrumented absorber experiment in the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II yielded data on the helium release of boron carbide at exposures up to 53 x 10²° neutron captures/cm³ and temperatures from 766 to 952°C. Helium release results demonstrated a high rate of helium release initially, and a much lower rate in a secondary region. In addition, the experiment demonstrated the effectiveness of vents in releasing gas from a plenum during irradiation.
Item Description:Published through SciTech Connect.
11/01/1978.
"hedl-sa-1698-fp"
" conf-790602-86"
ANS annual meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, 3 Jun 1979.
Hollenberg, G. W.; Jackson, J. L.; Basmajian, J. A.
Physical Description:Pages: 29 : digital, PDF file.

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