• DocumentCode
    1926876
  • 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
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    25-31 Oct 1992
  • Firstpage
    64
  • Abstract
    The authors describe a small-diameter, double-contained 252 Cf fission chamber design that can be inserted into a 0.95-cm diameter hole or tube such as the control rod guide tubes in pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel elements. Thus, 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 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 counters; fission reactor instrumentation; nuclear criticality safety; 1 mug; 252Cf fission chamber; PWR fuel elements; design; double-contained; pressurized water reactor; small-diameter; subcriticality measurements; Assembly; Ceramics; Coaxial components; Connectors; Electrodes; Filling; Gas insulation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0884-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301189
  • Filename
    301189
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1926876