THE DEPENDENCE OF REACTOR BEHAVIOR ON THE SELF-SHUTDOWN MODE [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1961.
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| Abstract: | Relationships for obtaining the figure of merit or safety index of a reactor were formulated for the reatricted case of reactor self-shutdown with step and ramp reactivity disturbances. The propertins of reactor kinetics equations are examined for postulated forms of the coupling equation. The results show that the reactor safety index is strongly dependent on the nature of the reactivity feedhack. It is concluded that an approximate analyais of reactor design whinh is based on a knowled of feedback processes will indicate the directions to be taken for maximum gains in reactor safety. (D.L.C.) |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 04/25/1961. "ido-16635" Forbes, S G. |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 39 : digital, PDF file. |