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G. A. Linenberger, J. D. Orndoff, H. C. Paxton
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 7 | Number 1 | January 1960 | Pages 44-57
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE60-A25696
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Critical assemblies reported here consist of approximate spheres of enriched-uranium hydride composition (approximating UH3) in 8-in. thick normal uranium and nickel reflectors and in a uranium reflector with nickel liner. Data are of the following types: (1) critical sizes, (2) values of Rossi alpha in the neighborhood of delayed critical, (3) activation rates of various internal neutron detectors, and (4) reactivity coefficients of a variety of elements. From the reactivity coefficients at various radial positions, changes in critical mass corresponding to small changes in composition and density are computed.