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PRELIMINARY HAZARDS REPORT FOR THE LFBR CRITICAL EXPERIMENT

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4177716
Information is given for an evaluation of the Liquid Fluidized Bed Reactor (LFBR) Critical Experiment Facility addition. The site descriptlon contains analyses of the location. populatlon, meteorology. geology. hydrology, and seismology of the CRF site. A description of the addition to the existing CRF includes a complete description of the Internal and external features of the addition. The operative safeguards to be incorporated into the facility are health physics. fuel element handling and storage. exhaust air control. waste disposal. and background monitoring. An evaluation was performed to determine the potential hazards to personnel in the facility and the residential population. A 2% step input analysis is presented and shown to produce a maximum 900-Mw sec energy release. (W. D. M.)
Research Organization:
Martin Co. Nuclear Div., Baltimore
NSA Number:
NSA-14-007149
OSTI ID:
4177716
Report Number(s):
MND-LFBR-2179
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English