Preconceptual ABC design definition and system configuration layout: Appendix A

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/106600· OSTI ID:106600

The mission of the ABC system is to destroy as effectively as possible the fissile material inserted into the core without producing any new fissile material. The contents of this report are as follows: operating conditions for the steam-cycle ABC system; flow rates and component dimensions; drawings of the ABC layout; and impact of core design parameters on containment size.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Barthold Associates, Inc., Knoxville, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 106600
• Report Number(s): LA-SUB-95-137; ON: DE95017809; TRN: 95:022021
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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