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H2O-moderated 233-UO2-ThO2 lattices (Th3-LW/BNLTH2O)
Laboratory: BNL Brookhaven
National laboratory (USA)
Facility:
These benchmarks are eight H2O moderated subcritical lattices
of 3% 233UO2 - 97%
ThO2 rods in hexagonal patterns. Material bucklings were measured.
| Pitch (cm) | bnl_thh2o1:
3.0328 bnl_thh2o2: 3.2736 bnl_thh2o3: 3.4654 bnl_thh2o4: 3.7278 bnl_thh2o5: 4.1322 bnl_thh2o6: 4.6959 bnl_thh2o7: 5.6699 bnl_thh2o8: 6.4563 |
| Lattice geometry | Hexagonal |
| Water/fuel volume ratio | bnl_thh2o1:
0.9970 bnl_thh2o2: 1.3840 bnl_thh2o3: 1.7134 bnl_thh2o4: 2.1943 bnl_thh2o5: 3.0043 bnl_thh2o6: 4.2722 bnl_thh2o7: 6.8449 bnl_thh2o8: 9.2747 |
| Moderator | H2O |
| Fuel material | 3w% 233UO2 97w% ThO2 |
| Fuel Density (g/cm3) | 8.9618 |
| Radius of fuel rods (cm) | 0.5461 |
| Clad material | Zircaloy-2 |
| Clad Density (g/cm3) | 6.8365 |
| Outer radius of clad (cm) | 0.63373 |
| Thickness of clad (cm) | 0.08763 |
| Temperature (K) | 293 |
| Experimental
buckling (1/cm2) |
bnl_thh2o1:
0.007588 0.000200 bnl_thh2o2: 0.008606 0.000130 bnl_thh2o3: 0.008934 0.000200 bnl_thh2o4: 0.009035 0.000160 bnl_thh2o5: 0.008554 0.000080 bnl_thh2o6: 0.006980 0.000100 bnl_thh2o7: 0.003220 0.000020 bnl_thh2o8:-0.000122 0.000030 |