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Argonne’s METL gears up to test more sodium fast reactor components
Argonne National Laboratory has successfully swapped out an aging cold trap in the sodium test loop called METL (Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop), the Department of Energy announced April 23. The upgrade is the first of its kind in the United States in more than 30 years, according to the DOE, and will help test components and operations for the sodium-cooled fast reactors being developed now.
L. C. Longoria, J. C. Palacios, J. Santos
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 133 | Number 2 | October 1999 | Pages 213-217
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE99-A2083
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Measurements of gamma emission rates from Fe and Cu dosimeters extracted from a boiling water reactor-type reactor vessel were carried out to determine their total activity. The dosimeter's activity is related to the neutron flux at that location by taking into account the reactor material's embrittlement caused by neutron bombardment. The dosimeters were taken out after the first reactor operation cycle. From gamma radioactivity measurements of these dosimeters, neutron flux and fluence were calculated. These parameters are used in the determination of the shift and adjusted reference temperature values needed for the development of pressure-temperature curves used during reactor operation.