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INTERIM PROGRESS ON THE STUDY OF THE APPLICATION OF AN ORGANIC MODERATED REACTOR FOR PROPULSION OF A 50,000 TON MARINE TANKER

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4055209
A study was made of the application of an organic moderated reactor (OMR) for propulsion of a 5O,OOO-ton marine tanker. The reactor core concept was that of a uniformly loaded, slightly enriched, hydrocarbon moderated and cooled core. Discussions of the organic purification system, gas handling system, piping and instrumentation diagram, reactor core layout, fuel element locking device, fuel handling system and radiation shielding calculations are included. A three-group diffusion model was used to investigate the behavior of neutrons in a flat thermal flux core. (M.C.G.)
Research Organization:
Atomics International. Div. of North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, Calif.
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-GEN-8
NSA Number:
NSA-15-015286
OSTI ID:
4055209
Report Number(s):
NAA-SR-Memo-1783
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English