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Appendix A5: 232 Th-Fueled ADS Core
Table A5.4 Measured results in subcriticality in dollar units deduced by extrapolated area ratio
method (Refs. [1–2])
Core
Subcriticality ρ [$] (by Area ratio method)
14 MeV neutrons
3 He #1
3 He #2
3 He #3
Th–PE
144.77 ± 1.56
1051.97 ± 28.70
2778.37 ± 135.26
Th–Gr
108.47 ± 18.06
400.34 ± 5.92
880.49 ± 20.41
Th–Be
33.42 ± 0.17
37.04 ± 0.16
105.35 ± 0.85
Th–HEU–PE
12.05 ± 0.03
29.75 ± 0.09
63.53 ± 0.35
NU–PE
13.40 ± 0.04
26.64 ± 0.12
82.76 ± 0.57
Th–HEU–5PE
16.61 ± 0.21
11.35 ± 0.09
–
Th–HEU–Gr–PE
63.76 ± 1.42
42.92 ± 0.66
–
Core
Subcriticality ρ [$] (by Area ratio method)
100 MeV protons
3 He #1
3 He #2
3 He #3
Th–PE
–
–
–
Th–Gr
–
–
–
Th–Be
–
–
–
Th–HEU–PE
32.30 ± 0.45
26.52 ± 0.29
44.27 ± 0.74
NU–PE
–
–
–
Th–HEU–5PE
3.77 ± 0.01
10.35 ± 0.05
–
Th–HEU–Gr–PE
3.83 ± 0.30
64.54 ± 11.13
–
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