Recent studies have confirmed that large incentives exist for overboring the reactor process channels approximately 500 mils in the C and five old reactors under the proposed Plant Improvement Program. Conservative estimates of the incentives for overboring indicate a payout period of about two years for the proposed work, an increase in plutonium production of 15--18%, derived from increased conversion ratio and a reduction in plant unit cost. Since sufficient progress has been made in the areas of reactor development to warrant the necessary planning and budgetary action to accomplish the proposed work, a preliminary study has been conducted to …
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Recent studies have confirmed that large incentives exist for overboring the reactor process channels approximately 500 mils in the C and five old reactors under the proposed Plant Improvement Program. Conservative estimates of the incentives for overboring indicate a payout period of about two years for the proposed work, an increase in plutonium production of 15--18%, derived from increased conversion ratio and a reduction in plant unit cost. Since sufficient progress has been made in the areas of reactor development to warrant the necessary planning and budgetary action to accomplish the proposed work, a preliminary study has been conducted to determine and assess the technical problems associated with the processing and performance of oversize fuels, to define those areas requiring further development, and to provide cost estimates for the conversion and operation of both offsite uranium fabrication facilities and HAPO fuel manufacturing facilities as required to produce oversize fuel elements. Details of this study are contained in this report.
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Stringer, J. T. & Blanton, W. A.Fuel element study for Reactor Overbore Program,
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December 15, 1960;
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