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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.
Edward Garelis, John L. Russell, Jr.
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 16 | Number 3 | July 1963 | Pages 263-270
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE63-A26529
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
A new method of utilizing pulsed neutron source measurements for the determination of the subcriticality of an assembly directly in terms of dollars is proposed. Essentially, the method determines the parameter (kβ/l) using the complete response curve of a repetitively pulsed assembly after the quasi-equilibrium state has been attained. This value of (kβ/l) coupled with the usual α-measurement, assuming the prompt decay constant to be dominant, yields the reactivity directly. The analytical model is based on a bare one-group diffusion theory system with m-delayed precursors. The application of these results to experiment shows that their applicability is much broader than the simple analytical model would indicate.