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Snap 10A Launch and Reentry Hazards Due to Steady-State Operation.

NAASRMEMO8972

Publication Date	1964
Personal Author	Alexander, R. E.
Page Count	53
Abstract	The safety analysis performed in support of the SNAP 10A flight tests has included consideration of potential hazards due to quasi steady-state operation of the SNAP 10A reactor under accident conditions. Steady-state operation is considered possible, although highly improbable, following launch pad accidents that could occur during or after fueling of the launch and orbital stage vehicles. In the extremely improbable event that reentry aerodynamic and impact forces fail to render the core permanently subcritical, steady-state operation is again considered possible. Potential radiation hazards due to accidents of this nature are examined in this report. (25 references).
Keywords	Snap 10 reactor Radiation hazards Accidents Launching Reactor operation Reentry
Source Agency	US Energy Research and Development Administration
NTIS Subject Category	77H - Reactor Engineering & Nuclear Power Plants
Corporate Authors	Atomics International Div., Canoga Park, Calif.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197524
Contract Number	AT(11-1)-GEN-8

Snap 10A Launch and Reentry Hazards Due to Steady-State Operation.

Snap 10A Launch and Reentry Hazards Due to Steady-State Operation.
NAASRMEMO8972

Publication Date	1964
Personal Author	Alexander, R. E.
Page Count	53
Abstract	The safety analysis performed in support of the SNAP 10A flight tests has included consideration of potential hazards due to quasi steady-state operation of the SNAP 10A reactor under accident conditions. Steady-state operation is considered possible, although highly improbable, following launch pad accidents that could occur during or after fueling of the launch and orbital stage vehicles. In the extremely improbable event that reentry aerodynamic and impact forces fail to render the core permanently subcritical, steady-state operation is again considered possible. Potential radiation hazards due to accidents of this nature are examined in this report. (25 references).
Keywords	Snap 10 reactor Radiation hazards Accidents Launching Reactor operation Reentry
Source Agency	US Energy Research and Development Administration
NTIS Subject Category	77H - Reactor Engineering & Nuclear Power Plants
Corporate Authors	Atomics International Div., Canoga Park, Calif.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197524
Contract Number	AT(11-1)-GEN-8