Organisation: Hahn-Meitner-Institut / BENSC
Installation:
BER-2
Type:
pool reactor,10 MW, LEU, Be-reflector, critical in 1991, unperturbed Øth=
3·1014 n/cm²s,
Address:
Glienicker Str. 100
14109 Berlin, Germany
Home
page:
http://www.hmi.de
Contact:
Dr. Herbert Krohn
Phone
/ fax:
+49-30 8062–2740
fax: -2999
e-mail:
krohn@hmi.de
Secretary:
Antje Thomas –2742
CNS:
one, operating since 1991
moderator:
H2
phase:
super-critical
volume:
1 L
temperature:
27 – 30 K
pressure:
1.3 / 1.9 MPa
heat removal:
forced (circulator)
power:
1800 W
refrigerator:
AL,
screw,
material:
chamber:
AlMg3
vacuum thimble:
AlMg3
performance: 90
% reliability, if not stopped during reactor shut-down
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remarks:
reactor does not need to shut down in case of CNS failure (room
temperature cooling loop).
(recent) publications: CNS gain curve in Neutron News 3/93 p.17
nothing more recent ?