Tritium-producing burnable absorber rod and its inherent safety features

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2000 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:20104507

Reid, B D; Lanning, D D

Tritium-producing burnable absorber rods (TPBARs) used in the US Department of Energy's Commercial Light Water Reactor (CLWR) Project are designed to produce tritium when irradiated in a typical Westinghouse 17 x 17 pressurized water reactor (PWR). This paper provides an unclassified description of the design baseline for the TPBAR employed in the CLWR. TPBARs are similar in size and nuclear characteristics to standard, commercial PWR, stainless steel--clad burnable absorber rods. The exterior of the TPBAR is a stainless steel tube, {approximately}152 in. from tip to tip with a nominal outer diameter of 0.381 in. The internal components have been designed and selected to produce and retain tritium.

• Research Organization: PNNL, Richland, WA (US)
• OSTI ID: 20104507
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 82; Conference: 2000 Annual Meeting - American Nuclear Society, San Diego, CA (US), 06/04/2000--06/08/2000; Other Information: PBD: 2000; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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