SMALL SIZE PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

Technical Report · Mon Apr 11 04:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4164048

Conceptual design criteria for a reactor plant with a fossil fuel fired superheater, a conventional generator plant, and auxiliary systems constituting a complete operating unit capable of producing a gross electrical power output of 22,000 kw is presented. The reactor is to be of the heterogeneous pressurized- water type employing rcdtype fuel eleraents of uranium dioxide, clad with a suitable metal for fuel containnnent, and to prevent contamination of the coolant at fission products. The U is to be enriched to no more than la% wt. U/sup 235/. The reactor is to be designed to produce energy continuously for a sufficiently long period of time to warrant its use as part of the steam generator system for a base load power plant. Primary system pressures in the range of 1600 to 2200 psia are contemplated. The reactor complex design will provide natural circulation of reactor coolant to protect the core against damage upon simultaneous loss of both reactor coolant pumps and consequent scram from rated power operation. The reactor will be placed inside a vapor-tight container designed to protect against any credible radioactive hazard. (auth)

• Research Organization: Gibbs and Hill., Inc., New York; Internuclear Co., Inc., Clayton, Mo.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-022617
• OSTI ID: 4164048
• Report Number(s): TID=8526
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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