Sodium fill of FFTF

Conference · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5317693

Waldo, J. B.; Greenwell, R. K.; Keasling, T. A.; Collins, J. R.; Klos, D. B.

With construction of the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) completed, the first major objective in the startup program was to fill the sodium systems. A sodium fill sequence was developed to match construction completion, and as systems became available, they were inerted, preheated, and filled with sodium. The secondary sodium systems were filled first while dry refueling system testing was in progress in the reactor vessel. The reactor vessel and the primary loops were filled last. This paper describes the methods used and some of the key results achieved for this major FFTF objective.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC14-76FF02170
• OSTI ID: 5317693
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-2107-F; CONF-800401-27; TRN: 80-013575
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. international conference of liquid metal technology for energy systems, Richland, WA, USA, 20 Apr 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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