Pulsed cycle operation of a fast reactor

Autor: I.I. Bondarenko, Yu. Ya. Stavisskii
Rok vydání: 1961
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Zdroj: The Soviet Journal of Atomic Energy. 7:887-890
ISSN: 1573-8205
1063-4258
DOI: 10.1007/bf01472391
Popis: For many physical experiments carried out with nuclear reactors, the decisive factor is not the average output delivered over a long period of time, but rather the peak output delivered over a short period of time as required by the experiment. In such cases it appears to be most advantageous to have pulsed cycle operation of the nuclear reactor, i.e., a cycle during which the reactor output increases manyfold during a short interval of time. The advantage of work in a pulsed cycle is most apparent for a fast reactor since the lifetime of neutrons is a minimum in such a reactor in comparison with other types. This paper presents expressions for the duration of output pulses in a fast reactor, and expressions describing the time dependence of the output pulses. There are also described the possible characteristics of a pulsed fast reactor which could be used for carrying out investigations in nuclear physics.
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