Experimental Bucklings of Heavy Water Moderated Lattices of Natural Uranium Metal Rod Clusters
- 1 March 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Vol. 12 (3) , 341-347
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nse62-a28084
Abstract
Studies performed in the Process Development Pile of the Savannah River Laboratory have provided precise measurements of the material bucklings of a number of D2O-moderated lattices of natural uranium metal rods over an extended range of fuel assembly sizes and lattice pitches. The 1-in. uranium rods were clad with 0.032 in. of aluminum. Fuel assembly sizes varied from single rods to clusters of 3, 7, and 19 rods (0.09 to 1.81 kg U/cm) and lattice spacings from 7.00 to 21.00 in., covering a range of moderator-to-fuel volume ratios from 10.23 to 161.53. A few lattices were studied at different D2O purities, in loadings of different sizes, and in reflected loadings.Keywords
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