CRITICAL EXPERIMENTS FOR ADVANCED EPITHERMAL THORIUM REACTOR
Journal Article
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· Atompraxis (West Germany) Incorporated in Kerntechnik
OSTI ID:4041562
The Advanced Epithermal Thorium Reactor concept, using a Th--U/sup 233/ fuel cycle, sodium coolant, and operating with a non-thermal neutron energy spectrum, shows potential in achieving economical electric power. A laboratory has been designed and constructed, and a novel critical assembly was designed as a multiregion reactor, so that a small amount of U/sup 233/ fuel is supplemented with enough U/sup 235/ to achieve criticality. The AETR critical assembly will validate computer codes over the range of neutron energies being considered, and by special techniques develop integral nuclear parameter data. Developmental goals of the AETR are being achieved, and results to date innicate that a Th--U/ sup 233/ reactor operating in the epithermal intermediate-neutron-energy rangs can be designned and can compete economically with fossil-fuel power within the next decade. (anth)
- Research Organization:
- Atomics International, Canoga Park, Calif.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-015297
- OSTI ID:
- 4041562
- Journal Information:
- Atompraxis (West Germany) Incorporated in Kerntechnik, Journal Name: Atompraxis (West Germany) Incorporated in Kerntechnik Vol. Vol: 7; ISSN ATPXA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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