ARMY GAS-COOLED REACTOR SYSTEMS PROGRAM. CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDY, 3000 kw(e) MOBILE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1961

OSTI ID:4009558

Carney, Jr, H C

A 3000 kw(e) mobile nuclear power plant consisting of a nitrogen-cooled reactor and a regenerative closed-cycle gas turbine power conversion system operating at a maximum pressure of 500 psia is described. A net plant efficiency of 18.4% is achieved with a turbine inlet temperature of 1300 deg F and an ambient temperature of 100 deg F. The entire system is readily transportable; the plant is divided into seven individual packages, each weighing less than 15 tons. The total plant weight is approximately 100 tons, corresponding to 67 lb/kw of net electrical output. A medium-sized, mobile power plant appears to be feasible both technically and economically. The design is intended to fulfill requiremerts for electrical power at remote locations where the logistics or economics of maintaining a conventional power plant is prohibitive, or at sites where the presence of exhaust fumes is intolerable. (auth)

• Research Organization: Aerojet-General Nucleonics, San Ramon, Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-019012
• OSTI ID: 4009558
• Report Number(s): AGN-TM-383
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EFFICIENCY
GAS COOLANT
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HIGH TEMPERATURE
NITROGEN
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POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
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REACTORS
TURBINES