CRITICALITY CALCULATIONS FOR A FAST LIQUID-METAL-COOLED REACTOR--PHASE I

Technical Report · Fri Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4129437

Gronroos, H G

Multigroup diffusion theory calculations were employed to evaluate some static reactor physical properties for a conceptual fast liquid-metal-cooled reactor. Also, the influence of the constructional components on reactivity was investigated. It is concluded that the reactor concept holds promise in fulfilling the requirements of 20,000 hr of operation at 10 Mw thermal power with reflector control, provided 45,000 Mwd/t burnup can be achieved with a uranium refractory and lithium fuel slurry at 2700 deg F peak fuel temperature. (auth)

• Research Organization: California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena. Jet Propulsion Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: NAS 7-100
• NSA Number: NSA-18-006460
• OSTI ID: 4129437
• Report Number(s): JPL-TR-32-512
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION
BURNUP
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL
CRITICALITY
CROSS SECTIONS
EFFICIENCY
EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS
EQUATIONS
FAST NEUTRONS
FUEL SLURRIES
GROUP THEORY
HIGH TEMPERATURE
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
LITHIUM
MASS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MULTIPLICATION FACTORS
NEUTRON FLUX
OPERATION
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
REACTIVITY
REACTOR CORE
REFLECTORS
RESONANCE NEUTRONS
THERMAL NEUTRONS
TRANSPORT THEORY
URANIUM
ZONES