Abstract: A core design study of a 10 Mwe fast ceramic reactor is presented. Local reactivity coefficients, safety criteria, accident analyses, and economics are considered. An attempt is made to find a new balance of characteristics by purely geometric devices, i.e., by exploring the sodium : fuel ratio and varying the height : diameter ratio of the core. The use of BeO in the core was also investigated.
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Abstract: A core design study of a 10 Mwe fast ceramic reactor is presented. Local reactivity coefficients, safety criteria, accident analyses, and economics are considered. An attempt is made to find a new balance of characteristics by purely geometric devices, i.e., by exploring the sodium : fuel ratio and varying the height : diameter ratio of the core. The use of BeO in the core was also investigated.
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19 pages.
Notes
Digitized from microopaque cards.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Contract AT(04-3)-189 Project Agreement 10.
Includes bibliographic references (page 17).
Presented at the Conference on Breeding, Economics and Safety in Large Fast Power Reactors, Argonne National Laboratory, October 7-10, 1963.
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Cohen, K. P.; Greebler, P.; McNelly, M. J.; Murphy, P. M.; Sherer, D. B. & Zebroski, E. L.Reactor Safety and Fuel Cycle Economics Considerations for Fast Reactors,
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