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High-Flux Operation Via Analog Computer

E. S. Occhipinti, P. E. Mix, J. S. Stutheit, F. R. Field

Nuclear Technology / Volume 2 / Number 5 / October 1966 / Pages 363-370

Technical Paper and Note / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT66-A27612

An analog computer was developed to measure the safety factor against film-boiling burnout of reactor fuel surfaces. The instrument was used at the Savannah River Plant as an aid in manual control of power in one heavy-water-cooled and -moderated production reactor which operated with a specific power of over 220 kW/g of 235U and at neutron flux levels up to 6 × 1015 n/(cm2 sec).