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Zero-power experiments with boiling core B-1, BORAX-V /
by BORAX-V Project Staff.

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Argonne National Laboratory.
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English
Published
Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Division, 1963.
Subjects
Nuclear reactors > Reactivity.
Nuclear reactors > Cores.
Nuclear reactors > Control.
Neutron flux.
Boiling water reactors.
Nuclear reactors > Reactivity.
Neutron flux.
Nuclear reactors > Control.
Nuclear reactors > Cores.
Boiling water reactors.
Summary
This report covers only the results of the zero-power operation of the initial boiling core, B-1, from room-temperature, atmospheric-pressure conditions to the operating conditions at 489 degrees F and 600 psig. The core characteristics of primary interest which were measured are critical mass, control rod calibrations, excess reactivity, shutdown reactivity margin, reactivity effects of various core components, reactivity effects of temperature and voids, neutron flux and power distributions, and cadmium rations. In addition, some development and calibration work was done on a rotating oscillator rod.
The primary purposes of the initial boiling-core experiments with BORAX-V were to shake down the reactor and steam plants and to determine certain reactor characteristics before proceeding with the testing of cores with integral nuclear superheaters.
Note
"Operated by the University of Chicago under Contract W-31-109-eng-38."
Contributors include: R. E. Rice, E. J. Brooks, D. H. Brown, G. S. Brunson, J. D. Cerchione, R. A. Cushman, J. I. Hagen, R. J. Jiacoletti (from the University of Wyoming), C. C. Miles, A. W. Solbrig, Jr., R. W. Thiel, W. R. Wallin.
At head of title: Argonne National Laboratory.
"June 1963."
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81 pages : illustrations, charts, tables ; 28 cm
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