Fission Rate Measurements in Low-Power Fast Critical Assemblies with Solid-State Track Recorders
- 1 October 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Applications
- Vol. 5 (4) , 247-252
- https://doi.org/10.13182/NT68-A28026
Abstract
Solid-state track recorders (SSTR) of muscovite mica have provided absolute fission rates and fission ratios for 235U and 238U in ZPR-6, Assembly 5. The results agree well with diffusion theory and satisfactorily with radiochemical fission rate measurements. However, comparisons with fission chamber measurements reveal some differences, which can be attributed to the perturbing influence of the fission counter itself. Due to the high sensitivity of the SSTR method, measurements were readily extended into the blanket region of the assembly. Simplicity, reliability, and the wide sensitivity range make SSTR measurements an unusually powerful method for fission rate studies in low-power reactors.Keywords
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- Absolute Fission Rate Measurements with Solid-State Track RecordersNuclear Science and Engineering, 1968