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Bess, John D.; Bledsoe, Keith C.; Rearden, Bradley T.
Idaho National Laboratory (United States). Funding organisation: DOE - NE (United States)2011
Idaho National Laboratory (United States). Funding organisation: DOE - NE (United States)2011
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[en] An assessment was previously performed to evaluate modeling capabilities and quantify preliminary biases and uncertainties associated with the modeling methods and data utilized in designing a nuclear reactor such as a beryllium-reflected, highly-enriched-uranium (HEU)-O2 fission surface power (FSP) system for space nuclear power. The conclusion of the previous study was that current capabilities could preclude the necessity of a cold critical test of the FSP; however, additional testing would reduce uncertainties in the beryllium and uranium cross-section data and the overall uncertainty in the computational models. A series of critical experiments using HEU metal were performed in the 1960s and 1970s in support of criticality safety operations at the Y-12 Plant. Of the hundreds of experiments, three were identified as fast-fission configurations reflected by beryllium metal. These experiments have been evaluated as benchmarks for inclusion in the International Handbook of Evaluated Criticality Safety Benchmark Experiments (IHECSBE). Further evaluation of the benchmark experiments was performed using the sensitivity and uncertainty analysis capabilities of SCALE 6. The data adjustment methods of SCALE 6 have been employed in the validation of an example FSP design model to reduce the uncertainty due to the beryllium cross section data.
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1 Feb 2011; vp; Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011; Albuquerque, NM (United States); 7-10 Feb 2011; AC07-05ID14517; Available from http://www.inl.gov/technicalpublications/Documents/4886656.pdf; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1013707-Vu4XSR/
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ACTINIDES, ALKALINE EARTH METALS, BARYON REACTIONS, DOCUMENT TYPES, ELEMENTS, ENRICHED URANIUM, FISSION, HADRON REACTIONS, ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS, MATERIALS, METALS, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NEUTRON REACTIONS, NUCLEAR REACTIONS, NUCLEON REACTIONS, POWER, TESTING, URANIUM, US AEC, US DOE, US ERDA, US ORGANIZATIONS
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