Poison Rod Requirements for a Solid-Fuel Leacher Tank

摘要

Estimates were made of the amount of neutron poisoning, in the form of boron rods, required to maintain subcriticality in a tank used for dissolution of solid fuel elements. The tank under consideration vas a cylinder 19.5 inches in diameter and 6 ft in height. Maximum concentrations of fuel and fertile material resulting from dissolution of various type fuel elements are given in Table 1.