ORNL-TM-7207 - the Molten Salt Energy Technologies Web Site
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immediately because of deposition of energy by fast neutrons and prompt<br />
gammas, Because <strong>the</strong> heat capacity of <strong>the</strong> moderator in a zone is always<br />
at least five times that of <strong>the</strong> fuel, <strong>the</strong> effect of direct transient mad-<br />
erator heating would be negligible.<br />
The reflector and vessel coefficients would probably be very slow in<br />
taking effect because of large heat capacities and Pow fuel flow rates.<br />
Their total is dominated by a negative expansion tern.<br />
3 0 1 e 7 B 3 Belayed-neutron effects<br />
Table 21. Delayed-neutron fraction, 6<br />
Contributor Fissiom fraction Contribution t o B<br />
2 q J 0,55<br />
235~ 0.23<br />
B1 u e. oni urn 0.22<br />
0.0014<br />
Q.OOP5<br />
0 * 00046<br />
Total B 0.0034<br />
An unusual aspect of MSRs 1s that <strong>the</strong> fuel circulates fast enough to<br />
remove significant numbers of delayed-neutron precursors from <strong>the</strong> core be-<br />
fore <strong>the</strong> neutrons are emitted. The Lmped-parmeter kinetics equations<br />
are taken as<br />
and<br />
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