Used THOMAS SWAN 19x2 GAN #293587470 for sale

THOMAS SWAN 19x2 GAN is a graphite-moderated, heavy water-cooled reactor developed by Swan Reactor Equipment Company Inc. in the early 20th century. It was an advanced, low-budget system compared to others of its time and was primarily used in research applications. The reactor core consists of a 19-rod X-shaped lattice of graphite, with two control rods placed at 90-degree angles to the other rods. The graphite serves as a moderator to slow down the neutrons, increasing their chance of reacting with uranium-235. Rods between the two control rods are filled with a beryllium/aluminum alloy which serves to absorb neutrons. The reactor was cooled by pressurized heavy water, which was contained within the reactor vessel and circulated at high pressure. The heavy water allowed for lower operating temperatures than most other reactors of the time, allowing for safer operation and a greater level of control. 19x2 GAN is a thermal neutron reactor with a thermal fuel of highly enriched uranium-235 and a power output of about 0.1 megawatts. This level of power is extremely small compared to most other nuclear reactors, so it is only suitable for very low-power applications. THOMAS SWAN 19x2 GAN was designed as a research reactor and has been used in a variety of different research applications. Some of the experiments done with it include nuclear instrumentation studies, gamma spectroscopy, neutron cross-section and resonance experiments, tritium production, and non-destructive testing. The reactor is no longer in use today and is considered to be obsolete, but it was an important design in the development of other, modern nuclear reactors. Its advanced safety measures and small size made it ideal for research applications, contributing to the current understanding of nuclear energy and development of nuclear technologies.