LIQUID METAL FUEL REACTOR EXPERIMENT THE EFFECT OF SLURRY INHOMOGENEITY ON NUCLEAR STABILITY OF LIQUID METAL FUEL REACTORS

摘要

The previously mentioned "slurry" operating lines are then superimposed on these criticality loci, and the amount of excess reactivity introduced by a change in slurry concentrations is evaluated.nCriteria for selecting a stable operating point are discussed, and equations are derived for estimating the initial slope of the "slurry" operating line for any given initial reactor operating condition and uranium distribution ratio. Using this slope, the excess reactivity introduced by a given slurry concentration change may be found.