New liquid-metal reactor

Conference · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5664072

Doncals, R A; Andre, S K; Porter, C A; Kalinowski, J E; Gundy, L M; Coffield, R D; Markley, R A

Two liquid-metal reactor (LMR) innovations that have been evolving in the US over the last decade have made possible a new reactor concept which incorporates both unsurpassed inherent safety and long core life capability. Individually, these innovations offer significant technical merit; however, their complementary nature makes the union of inherent safety and long-life technologies an even more attractive LMR precept. This paper describes the manner in which the Westinghouse Advanced Energy Systems Division is approaching the integration of these two promising concepts and discusses some performance predictions and relative merits of this new LMR.

• OSTI ID: 5664072
• Report Number(s): CONF-851115-; TRN: 86-024153
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 50; Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Nov 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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