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TRIGA Mark II Benchmark Experiment, Part II: Pulse Operation

Irena Mele, Matjaž Ravnik, Andrej Trkov

Nuclear Technology / Volume 105 / Number 1 / January 1994 / Pages 52-58

Technical Paper / Special on Nuclear Criticality Safety / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT94-1

Experimental results of pulse parameters and control rod worth measurements at TRIGA Mark II reactor in Ljubljana are presented. The measurements were performed with a completely fresh, uniform, and compact core. Only standard fuel elements with 12 wt% uranium were used. Special efforts were made to get reliable and accurate results at well-defined experimental conditions, and it is proposed to use the results as a benchmark test case for TRIGA reactors.