LIQUID METAL FUEL REACTOR EXPERIMENT QUARTERLY TECHNICAL REPORT, APRIL-JUNE 1959

Technical Report · Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4173659

Design and construction of all analog simulation circuits for the LMFRE- 1 primary loop were completed. A preliminary study is underway to determine the technical and economic fessibility of a high-temperature, integral liquid metal fuel reactor (HTIR). The reactor, primary heat exchanger, and pumps are located in the sarne vessel; the fuel solution operating temperatures are relatively high. from 1100 to 1300 deg F. Data are presented on Croloy Loop corrosion and corrosion rates of Ta, Mo, and Be. Experiments to determine the relesse rate of Po/sup 210/ from bismuth as a function of temperature, carrier gas, and surface area were completed. The ethylenediamine tetraacetate (EDTA) titration wss successfully used to determine Th in Bi. Equipment wss designed for the ETR Loop Offgas Study. The over-all system is designed to collect and prepare offgas samples for determination of Xe and Pr concentrations. Programs were issued for dispersion dy of slurry fuel development, and modified fuel evaluation. Meas urements on Assemblies CC, CD, and CE were completed, concluding a series of experiments that varied core height and end reflector thickness in order to measure axial buckling, core H/D ratio. For this series, the reflector regions are graphite, V /V = 0.5 (nominal), and N/sub 25//N/sub b1/ = 1200 x 10/sup -6/ (nominal) in the core region. (For preceding period see BAW-1152.) (W.L.H.)

• Research Organization: Babcock and Wilcox Co. Atomic Energy Div., Lynchburg, Va.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(30-1)-1940
• NSA Number: NSA-14-013468
• OSTI ID: 4173659
• Report Number(s): BAW-1170
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
ANALOG SYSTEMS
BERYLLIUM
BISMUTH
BUCKLING
COOLANT LOOPS
CORROSION
CRITICAL ASSEMBLIES
DISPERSIONS
FUEL SLURRIES
FUEL SOLUTIONS
GRAPHITE MODERATOR
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IN PILE LOOPS
KRYPTON
LIQUID FLOW
LIQUID METAL FUEL
LMFRE-1
MEASURED VALUES
MOLYBDENUM
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLONIUM 210
PREPARATION
PUMPS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
REACTORS
REFLECTORS
SURFACES
TANTALUM
TEMPERATURE
THICKNESS
THORIUM
XENON