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Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor. Quarterly progress report, May 1, 1975-- July 31, 1975

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4088903
Progress is described in the areas of development of GCFR fuel, blanket, and control elements; fuels and materials development; nuclear analysis and reactor physics for GCFR core design; development of the pressure-equalization system for GCFR fuel; structural-thermal-flow tests of core assemblies; an in- pile loop facility test program plan; reactor engineering to assess the thermal, hydraulic, and structural performance of the core and core support structure, development of reactor control-rod, shutdown-rod, and core element locking mechanisms, evaluation of the capability of PCRV internal structures for postaccident fuel containment; evaluation of the pressure-boundary integrity of the prestressed concrete reactor vessel (PCRV); reactor safety; refueling-system development; component development engineering; shielding requirements of the GCFR; and fuel-rod engineering to evaluate the steady-state and transient performance of the GCFR fuel and blanket rods. (auth)
Research Organization:
General Atomic Co., San Diego, Calif. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
E(04-3)-167
NSA Number:
NSA-33-019481
OSTI ID:
4088903
Report Number(s):
GA-A--13565
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English