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Engineering analysis of a power upgrade for the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center Reactor
| dc.creator | Rearden, Bradley Thomas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:42:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:42:22Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1995 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1995 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1995-THESIS-R436 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Heat transfer, neutronics, and accident analyses are presented to support an increase of the power level of the Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center Reactor. The upgraded steady state power level is to be 1.49 MW, from the current level of 1.0 MW. Several computer codes were used to perform the safety analyses needed to support a licensing change. These codes were WIMSD4/m, DIF3D, NCTRIGA, and PARET. The limiting reactor parameters were calculated, and standard reactor accident scenarios were analyzed. The results of the analyses demonstrated that the power upgrade could be achieved without creating any significant safety hazards or restricting operation beyond the current limits. Included in this thesis is a description of the relevant reactor systems and verification of the numerical methods. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | nuclear engineering. | en |
| dc.subject | Major nuclear engineering. | en |
| dc.title | Engineering analysis of a power upgrade for the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center Reactor | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | nuclear engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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