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IER-523: Design of a UO2-BeO Critical Experiment at Sandia [Slides]

Cook, William M.; Lutz, Elijah L.; Ames, David A.; Raster, Ashley R.; Cole, James R.; Harms, Gary A.; Miller, John A.

This lecture is on the design of a Uranium Dioxide-Beryllium Oxide UO2-BeO Critical Experiment at Sandia. This presentation provides background info on the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR). Additionally, this presentation shows experimental and alternative designs and concludes with a sensitivity analysis.

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IER-523:  Feasibility of Experiments Focused on Measuring the Effects of UO2BeO Material on Critical Configurations using 7uPCX [Slides]

Ames, David A.; Cole, James R.; Cook, William M.

Sandia National Labs has access to unused ACRR fuel, which is unique in its enrichment 35% and material composition BeO. ACRR fuel is available in quantities well above what is needed for experiments. Two experiment concepts have been investigated: UO2BeO fuel elements and pellets with 7uPCX fuel. The worth of UO2BeO is large enough to be well above the anticipated experiment uncertainties.

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