Nuclear Power Options Viability Study. Volume 1. Executive summary

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5034134· OSTI ID:5034134

Trauger, D. B.; White, J. D.; Booth, R. S.; Bowers, H. I.; Braid, R. B.; Cantor, R. A.; Cleveland, J. C.; Delene, J. G.; Gat, U.; Hood, T. C.

Innovative reactor concepts are described and evaluated in accordance with criteria established in the study. The reactors to be studied were selected on the basis of three ground rules: (1) the potential for commercialization between 2000 to 2010, (2) economic competitiveness with coal, and (3) the degree of passive safety in the design. The concepts, classified by coolants, were light water reactors, liquid metal reactors, and high-temperature reactors, and most were of modular design. Although the information available is not adequate for a definitive evaluation of economic competitiveness, all of the concepts appear to be potentially viable in the time frame selected. Public and institutional acceptance of nuclear power was found to be affected primarily by four issues: (1) operational safety, (2) waste handling and disposal, (3) construction and operating costs, and (4) the adequacy of management and regulatory controls.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5034134
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-9780/V1; ON: DE87001615
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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