Thor, A Thorium-Reflected Plutonium-Metal Critical Assembly

G. E. Hansen; H. C. Paxton

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A19065

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 71 / Number 3

Thor, A Thorium-Reflected Plutonium-Metal Critical Assembly

G. E. Hansen, H. C. Paxton

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 71 / Number 3 / September 1979 / Pages 287-293

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE79-A19065

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Critical specifications of Thor, an old assembly of thorium-reflected plutonium, have been refined. These specifications are brought together with void coefficients, Rossi-alpha values, fission traverses, and spectral indices.