A reactor critical at 200 watts has 175 pcm of negative reactivity is added. Xeff for the reactor is 0.059 sec¹ and the effective delayed neutron fraction is 0.0075. 1. Calculate the steady state period and startup rate. 2. Calculate the power level 14 minutes after the reactivity insertion.

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A reactor critical at 200 watts has 175 pcm of negative reactivity is added. Xeff for the reactor
is 0.059 sec¹ and the effective delayed neutron fraction is 0.0075.
1. Calculate the steady state period and startup rate.
2. Calculate the power level 14 minutes after the reactivity insertion.
Transcribed Image Text:A reactor critical at 200 watts has 175 pcm of negative reactivity is added. Xeff for the reactor is 0.059 sec¹ and the effective delayed neutron fraction is 0.0075. 1. Calculate the steady state period and startup rate. 2. Calculate the power level 14 minutes after the reactivity insertion.
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