APRFR Core Design Data

Core Diameter 8.90 inches

Core Height[1] 8.0 inches

Fuel Alloy 90 wt % uranium -

10 wt % molybdenum

Uranium-235 Enrichment 93.14%

Total Fuel Mass[2] 125

Safety Block Mass 15.7 kg

Safety Block Height 8.06 inches

Safety Block Diameter 4.00 inches

Glory Hole Diameter 1.50 inches

Number of Control Rods Three

Core Cooling Forced Air

Number of Core Bolts Nine

Safety Block Reactivity Worth ~$20

Pulse Rod Reactivity Worth ~$1.15

Core Environment During Pulse Dry Nitrogen

Core Cooling Forced Air

[1] This value varies with experimental environment of core.

[2] This value varies with experimental environment of core.

Table II.

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