NUCLEAR PARAMETER STUDY OF A MOLTEN FUSED OXIDE BREEDER REACTOR

Technical Report · Wed Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 1960

OSTI ID:4064819

Alter, H

The effects of varying the Na/sub 2/O/P/sub 2/O/sub 5/ ratio in the molten oxide fuel on the reactor parameters of a fused oxide breeder reactor were determined at several concentrations of UO/sub 2/ and U/sup 235/ enrichments. The Na/sub 2/O/P/sub 2/O/sub 5/ mol ar ratio was vanied from 0.75 to 1.42, and the corresponding variations in the parameters were found to be relatively small. However, on the basis of the critical mass and core radius, the higher ratios appear to be more favorable. A parameter comparison was also made for a ratio of 1.1 between UO/sub 2/ and PuO/sub 2/; the results indicate that PuO/sub 2/ is the most desirable fuel. (D. L.C.)

• Research Organization: Atomics International. Div. of North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-013990
• OSTI ID: 4064819
• Report Number(s): NAA-SR-Memo-5462
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
BREEDING
CRITICALITY
ENRICHMENT
FUSED SALT FUEL
MELTING
OXIDES
PHOSPHORUS OXIDES
PLUTONIUM
PLUTONIUM OXIDES
REACTOR CORE
REACTORS
SODIUM OXIDES
URANIUM 235
URANIUM DIOXIDE