Current status of the U. S. fast breeder reactor development program
- ed.
A brief description is given of the program for the development of the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR). Several other breeder concepts are under study by the Division of Reactor Research and Development including the Gas- Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor (GCFBR), and the Molten Salt Breeder Reactor (MSBR). The most recent milestone reached in the U. S. breeder program is initiation of work on the Clinch River Breeder Reactor, which has evolved as a partnership among the AEC, Commonwealth Edison and the Tennessee Valley Authority. It will be the first breeder demonstration plant, have a capacity of 380 MWe, and represent financial contributions in excess of $240 million from about 350 investor and publicly-owned electric utilities. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-016320
- OSTI ID:
- 4077957
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Meeting on advanced reactors; physics, design and economics, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 8 Sep 1974; Other Information: See CONF-740903--. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76; Related Information: Advanced reactors: physics, design, and economics
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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