THE EFFECTS OF NEUTRON IRRADIATION ON REACTOR FUEL COMPOSITION AND REACTIVITY.

Abstract

Topics include: the transmutation chains of nuclear fuel (approximate chains for reactor work, concentrations of chain nuclei as a function of irradiation); effects of irradiation on reactor reactivity (the concept of a 'design' reactor and 'design' operating conditions, the 'reactiveness' of fuel, examples of 'off-design' reactor operation); remarks on feed costs for U235, U238 burners.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 1956
Accession Number
AD0605022

Entities

People

  • G. Safonov

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fuels
  • Materials
  • Neutron Bombardment
  • Nuclear Fuels
  • Reactivities
  • Reactor Fuels
  • Reactor Operation
  • Reactor Reactivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Organic Chemistry