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Accession Number
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DE2012-1053993
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Title
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Analytical Results of MOX Colemanite Concrete Samples Poured August 29, 2012.
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Publication Date
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Nov 2012
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Media Count
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21p
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Personal Author
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A. D. Cozzi D. R. Best M. M. Reigel
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Abstract
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The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) will use colemanite bearing concrete neutron absorber panels credited with attenuating neutron flux in the criticality design analyses and shielding operators from radiation. The Savannah River National Laboratory is tasked with measuring the total density, partial hydrogen density, and partial boron density of the colemanite concrete. Samples poured 8/29/12 were received on 9/20/2012 and analyzed. The average total density of each of the samples measured by the ASTM method C 642 was within the lower bound of 1.88 g/cm3. The average partial hydrogen density of samples 8.6.1, 8.7.1, and 8.5.3 as measured using method ASTM E 1311 met the lower bound of 6.04E-02 g/cm3. The average measured partial boron density of each sample met the lower bound of 1.65E-01 g/cm3 measured by the ASTM C 1301 method. The average partial hydrogen density of samples 8.5.1, 8.6.3, and 8.7.3 did not meet the lower bound. The samples, as received, were not wrapped in a moist towel as previous samples and appeared to be somewhat drier. This may explain the lower hydrogen partial density with respect to previous samples.
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Keywords
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Bearings
Boron
Concretes
Criticality
Design
Dissolution
Fabrication
Hydrogen
Mixed oxide fuels
Neutron absorbers
Neutron flux
Peroxides
Sodium
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Source Agency
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Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
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NTIS Subject Category
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77I - Reactor Fuels & Fuel Processing
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Corporate Author
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Savannah River National Lab., Aiken, SC. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1308
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Contract Number
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DE-AC09-08SR22470
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