A BOILING D$sub 2$O-COOLED, PRESSURE TUBE, POWER REACTOR

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1959 · Nuclear Sci. and Eng.

OSTI ID:4236587

DeFelice, J A; Loeb, W A

A study of D/sub 2/O-moderated power reactors was made by Sargent and Lundy and NDA. The study hid two objectives: (1) a comparative evaluation of all D/sub 2/O natural uranium power reactors and recommendation of a conceptual design of one of them; (2) a detailed design of a prototype of the selected design. The full-scale plant recommended as a result of the study utilizes a direct cycle, boiling D/sub 2/O reactor-turbine system to produce 206 Mwe. Heavy steam is produced in the tubes of a pressure tube type reactor. The coolant temperatures are 498 deg F at input and 515 deg F at output. The fuel elements are 0.5-in.-diam. UO/sub 2/ rods clad with Zircaloy and arranged in 37 rod clusters. (W.D.M.)

• Research Organization: Nuclear Development Corp. of America, White Plains, N.Y.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-017452
• OSTI ID: 4236587
• Journal Information: Nuclear Sci. and Eng., Vol. Vol: 2, No. 1, Suppl.; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTORS
BOILING
CANNING
FUEL ELEMENTS
HEAVY WATER COOLANT
HEAVY WATER MODERATOR
NATURAL URANIUM FUEL
PLANNING
POWER
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
RODS
STEAM
TEMPERATURE
TUBES
TURBINES
URANIUM DIOXIDE
ZIRCALOY