Measuring the Release Time and Total Drop Time of a Control Rod

Charles Zucker; Lewis Haring

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A28852

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 6 / Number 4

Measuring the Release Time and Total Drop Time of a Control Rod

Charles Zucker, Lewis Haring

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 6 / Number 4 / October 1959 / Pages 328-332

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A28852

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A method for measuring the total drop time and release time of a control rod is presented. The application of these measurements to the determination of specific reactor control characteristics is discussed. Experimental values for several control rods are reported.