No. |
Item |
Description |
1 |
Nature of Reactor system |
Tank type |
2 |
Reactor vault size |
2.8m X 6.2m X 6.7 m high |
3 |
Reactor tank size |
2 m dia., 4.18 m high, 12 mm thk. |
4 |
Nominal power |
30 KW |
5 |
Fuel |
U-233 (20 Wt %) - Al alloy |
6 |
Number of fuel subassemblies |
9 |
7 |
Number of fuel plates per subassembly |
8 |
8 |
Gap between fuel plates |
6 mm |
9 |
Fuel plate size |
2 mm X 62 mm X 260 mm |
10 |
Fuel assembly size |
66 mm X 66 mm X 275 mm |
11 |
Total fuel inventory |
600 g |
12 |
Core size |
204 mm X 204 mm X 275 mm |
13 |
Reflector material |
BeO encased in Zircaloy |
14 |
Thickness |
200 mm |
15 |
Number of reflector modules |
20 |
16 |
Number of adjustable reflectors |
3 |
17 |
Max. excess reactivity |
3 mk |
18 |
Reactivity compensation |
by reflector addition |
19 |
Moderator/Coolant/Shield material |
Demineralized water |
20 |
Quantity |
12.5 MT |
21 |
pH of water (nominal) |
6.5 |
22 |
Conductivity of water |
< or = 3 microS |
23 |
Core cooling mode |
By natural convection |
24 |
Demineralizer unit type |
Mixed bed ion exchange unit |
25 |
Primary heat exchanger |
Shell and tube type |
26 |
Secondary heat exchanger |
Finned tube water to air type |
27 |
Type of control |
By absorber plates |
28 |
Absorber material |
Cadmium |
29 |
Worth of control plates (Min) |
23 mK |
30 |
Beam tubes |
3 |
31 |
Flux at outer end of beam tube |
10E+6 to 10E+7 n/ cm**2/sec |
32 |
Flux at irradiation sites |
10E+11 to 10E+12 n/cm**2/sec |
33 |
Core flux |
10E+12 n/cm**2/sec |
34 |
Capsule size for pneumatic transfer system |
12 mm dia. X 30 mm long |
35 |
Max. sample size (thimble irradiation) |
30 mm dia. X 50 mm long |