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Creator:: Upham, Gary Lamont
Abstract:: Neutron flux and gamma-ray dose have been measured in the experimental facilities of the Oregon State TRIGA reactor. Thermal neutron flux measurements utilized foil activation techniques. The gamma-ray dose was measured with a thermoluminescent dosimetry system. The thermoluminescent material used was LiF. Fast neutron spectrum measurements were performed. The fast...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Meck, Robert Allen
Abstract:: A sensitive ion chamber-electrometer system was used to determine the Oregon State University TRIGA III reactor's ⁴¹Ar production rate as a function of steady state reactor power and production of ⁴¹Ar due to reactivity pulses up to $3.00. The relative contributions of the argon duct effluent and the pneumatic transfer...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Hurley, James Leo
Abstract:: A prototype deep ocean nuclear moisture meter was developed based on the detection of epithermal neutrons backscattered from marine sediment molecules. Development consisted of choosing a source, a detector, containment materials, and associated counting equipment, followed by the construction and calibration of the probe. Thermal neutron response of the probe...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Maryott, James Lee
Abstract:: A method is developed for calculating the reactivity worth of the heavy water coolant of the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor (PRTR). The coolant reactivity worth is determined by calculating the effective multiplication constant of the reactor core with and without the coolant in given process tubes. The calculational method includes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Devine, Warren D.
Abstract:: The determinants of electrical energy demand for the State of Oregon are represented in a mathematical model. This model is structured to operate in parallel with a computer simulation model of the state and is utilized independently to investigate electrical energy consumption during various scenarios of economic activity and energy...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Youssefnia, Mohammad Hossein
Abstract:: This study focuses on investigation of the RETRAN modeling concepts in the analysis of a safety valve discharge transient. Three safety valve tests conducted at the Combustion Engineering test facility were chosen for evaluation with RETRAN. It was essential to apply the critical flow boundary condition at the downstream nodes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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