Appendix

Figure 1: Inverse of multiplication factor VS control rod withdrawal position

Table 1: Experimental data

Withdrawal
Fission chamber Count
Sr. No. position of 1/M
reading (V) Rate
control rod
1 0% 3 7.40 1.00
2 10% 3 7.40 1.00
3 20% 3.1 8.65 0.86
4 30% 3.2 10.16 0.73
5 40% 3.3 11.91 0.62
6 50% 3.5 16.36 0.45
7 60% 3.8 26.34 0.28
8 65% 4.3 58.28 0.13