Test Pile Reactivity Loss Due to Trichloroethylene

Plumlee, K. E.

Savannah River Site (S.C.)

关键词: Losses;    Helium;    Reactivity Worths;    Reactivity;    22 General Studies Of Nuclear Reactors;   

DOI  :  10.2172/780115
RP-ID  :  DPSP-53-169
RP-ID  :  780115

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The presence of trichloroethylene in the test pile caused a continual decrease in pile reactivity. A system which removed, purified, and returned 12,000 cfh helium to the pile has held contamination to a negligible level and has permitted normal pile operation.