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Molten salt research is focus of ANS local section presentation
The American Nuclear Society’s Chicago–Great Lakes Local Section hosted a presentation on February 27 on developments at the molten salt research reactor at Abilene Christian University’s Nuclear Energy Experimental Testing (NEXT) Lab.
A recording of the presentation is available on the ANS website.
J. E. Evans, R. G. Fluharty
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 8 | Number 1 | July 1960 | Pages 66-82
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE8-1-66
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A study has been made of available experimental data for the cross section and fission parameters for U233. These data have been used to arrive at recommended values of the parameters for 2200 m/sec neutrons as follows: σnT = 586 ± 2 b; σn,n = 13 ± 3 b; σnX = 573 ± 4 b; 1 + α = 1.0935 ± 0.0038; σn,f = 524 ± 4 b; σn,γ = 49 ± 2 b; η = 2.291 ± 0.009; 2.50 ± 0.012. The methods used in deriving the recommended values are presented in detail and brief summaries of the measurements are included. Energy dependent absorption and fission data from 0.02 to 1 ev that have recently become available are presented.