Accession Number:

AD0417095

Title:

CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS WITH THE HOTCE REACTOR

Descriptive Note:

Summary hazards rept.

Corporate Author:

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO CINCINNATI OH

Personal Author(s):

• Hoefer, J. A.

Report Date:

1957-11-20

Pagination or Media Count:

49.0

Abstract:

A solid-moderated critical assembly designed to operate at elevated temperature is described. The experiment program and operating procedures planned for various temperatures are outlined. The hazards of operating the HOTCE in the Low Power Test Facility at the Idaho Test Station have been analyzed and the results set forth in terms of energy and fission fragment release as well as the effect on the surrounding area.

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR REACTORS
• CONTROL SYSTEMS
• CRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
• DISTRIBUTION
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• FISSION PRODUCTS
• HAZARDS
• INSTRUMENTATION
• METEOROLOGY
• POPULATION
• SAFETY

Subject Categories:

• Nuclear Power Plants and Fission Reactor Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE