QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT ON LAMPRE PROGRAM FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 20, 1960

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 UTC 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4166826· OSTI ID:4166826

With the initiation of the LAMPRE Program Quarterly Report the opportunity is taken to review the objectives of the program as well as to summarize its present status. The program can be conveniently divided into two separate but related phases. The first is concerned with the design and construction of the first reactor experiment, called LAMPRE I. The second involves problems of specific interest for LAMPRE I as well as to the general class of molten plutonium fueled reactors. A general description. core parameters, reactor and plant configarations, and general status of LAMPRE I are given. Current progress is reported in terms of capsule certification tests, sodium system, fuel element storage, and LCX III measurements. The research and development work in support of the LAMPRE program includes Na loop (heat exchanger) studies. fuel alloy development, container alloy development, core concept studies, nuclear physics calculations, mechanical fabrication and welding development, corrosion studies, liquid fuel handling and circulating experiments, fission gas studies, mobile blanket develepment, and fuel processing experiments. A fairly complete account of tbe various lines of development at the present time is contained. (W.D.M.)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• NSA Number: NSA-14-021122
• OSTI ID: 4166826
• Report Number(s): LAMS-2438
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALLOYS
BLANKETS
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HEAT EXCHANGERS
LIQUID FLOW
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
LIQUID METAL FUEL
LIQUID METALS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PLANNING
PLUTONIUM
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE VESSELS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REACTORS
REPROCESSING
SODIUM
STORAGE
WELDING