Results of SEFOR Zero Power Experiements
General Electric Co., Sunnyvale, Calif. Breeder Reactor Development Operation, L Noble, US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), England Le, F. Mitzel, B.U.B. Sarma, D. Wintzer, Y. Lu, G. Kessler, G.R. Pflasterer, R.A. Becker, L.K. Mansur · 1970
The SEFOR experimental program is comprised of a series of tests beginning with low power tests, proceeding through static and frequency response tests at various power levels up to full power, and culminating in a series of sub-prompt and super-prompt critical transients. The results of the low (zero) power tests are reported here and are compared with calculations. The agreement between experiment and calculation is generally good. The tests were conducted at low power and included such experiments as the approach to the minimum critical core size, calibration of the reflector control, measurement of fission rate distributions, material reactivity worth measurements, uniform non-nuclear heating of the reactor to determine the reactivity temperature coefficient, and the measurement of the ratio ($\ell$/β) of the prompt neutron lifetime to the effective delayed neutron fraction.