CHARACTERISTICS OF FAST SETTLED-BED REACTORS

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1963

OSTI ID:4086647

Chernick, J

The Fast Settled Bed Reactor is a high-temperature, particulate-fueled, breeder concept being studied at Brookhaven. The core is a pot of densely packed fuel lumps through which a liquid metal is pumped downward. During reactor shutdown, the flow is reversed and the bed is fluidized for removal. Two alternate reactor designs are shown. The geometrical stability of the reactor and the effects of container walls and compaction on the packing densities are discussed. A zero-power critical experiment being planned to study the stability and control of a settled bed reactor is described. (D.L.C.)

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(30-2)-GEN-16
• NSA Number: NSA-18-009637
• OSTI ID: 4086647
• Report Number(s): BNL-7592; CONF-334-18
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BREEDING
CONFERENCE
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL
COOLANT LOOPS
CRITICALITY
ECONOMICS
FAST NEUTRONS
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUELS
HEAT TRANSFER
HIGH TEMPERATURE
LIQUID FLOW
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
MAINTENANCE
MASS
MEASURED VALUES
MULTIPLICATION FACTORS
NEUTRON FLUX
PELLETS
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PUMPS
REACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SHUTDOWN
SPHERES
STABILITY
TRANSIENTS
VESSELS