Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor. Quarterly progress report, August 1, 1974--October 31, 1974
The tasks of the Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor (GCFR) program include: 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 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, to evaluate and develop the reactor control-rod, shutdown-rod, and core components locking mechanisms, and to evaluate the capability of PCRV internal structures to serve as postaccident fuel containment; to evaluate the pressure-boundary integrity of the prestressed concrete reactor vessel (PCRV); reactor safety; refueling-system development; component development engineering, in particular, the steam generator, helium circulator, and PCRV; 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 Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(04-3)-167
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-002324
- OSTI ID:
- 4157100
- Report Number(s):
- GA-A-13238
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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