CIVILIAN POWER REACTOR PROGRAM. PART III. BOOK 3. STATUS REPORT ON AQUEOUS HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS AS OF 1959
The status of a program to develop a thermal breeder power reactor which is based on the Th-U/sup 233/ cycle is discussed. The general characteristics of two-region power breeder reactors which are either solution-core slurryblanket or slurry-core slurry-blanket are described. A review of studies on corrosion, physical properties, and metallurgy of fuel materials, in particular aqueous ThO/ sub 2/ suspensions, is presented. Development studies on cladding alloys are discussed. The processing of fuel and blanket materials for removal of fission and corrosion products and recovery of fissionable material is discussed. A flowsheet for the preparation of ThO/sub 2/ slurries is contained. Development studies on reactor components, systems, instrumentation, and control are reviewed. Reactor-control, safety, and criticality studies are discusspd. (C.J.G.)
- Research Organization:
- Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-001066
- OSTI ID:
- 4123899
- Report Number(s):
- TID-8518(Bk.3)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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