The Advanced Epithermal Thorium Reactor (AETR) Critical Experiments

L. A. Mountford and H. A. Morewitz

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A18786

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 21 / Number 4

The Advanced Epithermal Thorium Reactor (AETR) Critical Experiments

L. A. Mountford and H. A. Morewitz

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 21 / Number 4 / April 1965 / Pages 421-428

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A18786

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Multiregion critical cores, built on a split-table assembly machine, have been used to investigate reactor compositions typical of epithermal and fast power reactors. The design and operating features of the facility, constructed to study the Th-U²³³ fuel cycle, are described. Criticality calculations have been in good agreement with experimental values.