Kilowatt Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY (KRUSTY) Component-Critical Experiments. (5th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sanchez, Rene; Grove, Travis; Hayes, David; Goda, Joetta; McKenzie, George; Hutchinson, Jesson; Cutler, Theresa; Bounds, John; Walker, Jessie; Myers, William; Smith, Kristin
• Is Part Of: Nuclear technology. Volume 206:Number 1(2020)Supplement
• Page Start: S56
• Page End: S67
• Publication Date: 2020-06-05
• Subjects: Reactivity -- keff -- cents -- βeff -- neutron cross section; Nuclear engineering -- Periodicals; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear Physics; Periodicals; Periodicals; 621.48
• DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2020.1722553
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1943-7471

Abstract

Abstract: A series of critical experiments were conducted at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC) in Nevada to evaluate the operational performance of a compact reactor that eventually will resemble the flight unit the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will use for deep space exploration. The results from the experiments are compared to preliminary results from computational models using MCNP and ENDF/B-7.1 neutron cross-section data.