SP-100 coated-particle fuel development. Phase I. Final report

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6002791· OSTI ID:6002791

This document is the final report of Phase I of the SP-100 Coated-Particle Fuel Development Program conducted by GA Technologies Inc. for the US Department of Energy under contract DE-AT03-82SF11690. The general objective of the study conducted between September and December 1982 was to evaluate coated-particle type fuel as an alternate or backup fuel to the UO/sub 2/ tile-and-fin arrangement currently incorporated into the reference design of the SP-100 reactor core. This report presents and discusses the following topics in the order listed: the need for an alternative fuel for the SP-100 nuclear reactor; an abbreviated description of the reference and coated-particle fuel module concepts; the bases and results of the study and analysis leading to the preliminary design of a coated particle suitable for the SP-100 space power reactor; incorporation of the fuel particles into compacts and heat-pipe-cooled modules; initial efforts and plans to fabricate coated-particle fuel and fuel compacts; the design and performance of the proposed alternative core relative that of the reference fuel; and a summary of critical issues and conclusions consistent with the level of effort and duration of the study.

• Research Organization: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-82SF11690
• OSTI ID: 6002791
• Report Number(s): GA-A16992; ON: DE83015293
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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