• DocumentCode
    1009509
  • Title

    Small, annular, double-contained 252Cf fission chamber for source-driven subcriticality measurements

  • Author

    Chiles, M.M. ; Mihalczo, J.T. ; Fowler, C.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    8/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    816
  • Lastpage
    818
  • Abstract
    A small-diameter, double-contained 252Cf fission chamber design that can be inserted into a 0.95-cm (0.375-in) diameter hole or tube (such as the control rod guide tubes in pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel elements) is described. This fission chamber can be used as a neutron driver for subcriticality measurements with irradiated PWR fuel elements. This prototype contains ~0.1 μg of 252Cf, but the design has the flexibility to accommodate larger amounts of fissionable material required for PWR tests. Details of the design are presented, as well as some of the instrument´s operational parameters and performance characteristics
  • Keywords
    fission reactor fuel; neutron sources; radioactive sources; 0.1 mug; 0.95 cm; 252Cf fission chamber; PWR; control rod guide tubes; design; double-contained; small-diameter; subcriticality measurements; Assembly; Coaxial components; Connectors; Electrodes; Filling; Gas insulation; Pollution measurement; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.256667
  • Filename
    256667
    • Link To Document
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