THE SODIUM GRAPHITE REACTOR: TOMMORROW'S POWER PLANT

Technical Report · Mon Apr 25 04:00:00 EDT 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4183324· OSTI ID:4183324

Beeley, R J; Lowell, E G; Polak, H; Renard, J

A description is given of the Advanced Sodium Graphite Reactor Power Plant, including the reactor, heat transfer systems, generatirg plant, control systems, and the economics of producing 256 Mw(e). The safety of this design is due to its unusually low operating pressure, absence of chemically incompatible materials in the core, and excellent stability under atatic and dynamic conditions. The reactor is being constructed at Hallam, Nebraska, at a probable cost of 0 to 0/kw, exclusive of the first core costs. The 151 fuel elements of uranium carbide are enriched to 2.75 at.% U/sup 235/ and clad in stainless steel. The average thermal neutron flux in the fuel is 8 x 10/sup 13/ n/cm/sup 2/sec. (B.O.G.)

• Research Organization: Atomics International. Div. of North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, Calif.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-GEN-8
• NSA Number: NSA-14-018638
• OSTI ID: 4183324
• Report Number(s): NAA-SR-Memo-5114
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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NEUTRON FLUX
POWER PLANTS
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REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
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