Prompt Burst Energetics in the oxide/sodium system. [LMFBR] [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1979.
- Physical Description:
- Pages: 10 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
- Access Online:
- www.osti.gov
- Summary:
- A series of twelve Prompt Burst Energetics (PBE) experiments utilizing fresh uranium dioxide fuel pins in stagnant sodium coolant has been performed in Sandia Laboratories' Annular Core Pulse Reactor (ACPR). Results and analysis described in the paper include: observation of FCIs (pressures up to 32 MPa) in the UO/sub 2//Na system, some apparently triggered by small pressure transients (2 MPa); prediction of failure times via the pin model EXPAND; observed thermal-to-mechanical energy conversion ratios up to approximately 0.4%; and identification of potential reactivity effects caused by the pre- and post-failure motion of fuel.
- Subject(s):
- Note:
- Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1979.
"sand-79-0079c"
" conf-790816-34"
International meeting on fast reactor safety technology, Seattle, WA, USA, 19 Aug 1979.
Reil, K.O.; Young, M.F.
Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA) - Funding Information:
- EY-76-C-04-0789
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