200 MW NUCLEAR POWER STATION USING A NATURAL URANIUM, ORGANIC COOLED, HEAVY WATER MODERATED, HETEROGENEOUS POWER REACTOR

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1957

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4318883· OSTI ID:4318883

Veras, A. F.; Beal, F. S.; Hartfield, G. L.; Irwin, H. D.; Licitra, E. A.; Lill, Jr., H. I.; McNeill, H.; Magee, C. B.; Roesener, W. J.; Wheeler, K. A.

A preliminary design and feasibility study is presented for an organic cooled, heavy water moderated, natural uranium fuel, heterogeneous reactor for a central station power plant with an electrical capability of 200 Mw. This study indicates that such a plant is capable of producing electrical energy in the range of 0 to 7 mills/kwh with burnups of the order of 3000 Mwd/ ton. The use of organic coolants permits high temperature operation at low pressure and thereby eliminates the necessity for thick-walled, expensive reactor components. Compatability of the organic coolant with uranium dioxide and aluminum together with the low pressure features of the system allows the use of inexpensive fuel elements. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology, Tenn.
• NSA Number: NSA-12-014232
• OSTI ID: 4318883
• Report Number(s): CF-57-8-15
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALUMINUM
BURNUP
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONFIGURATION
COOLANT LOOPS
CORROSION
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICITY
FUEL ELEMENTS
GENERATORS
HEAVY WATER MODERATOR
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IMPURITIES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NATURAL URANIUM FUEL
ORGANIC COOLANT
PHYSICS
PLANNING
POWER
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE VESSELS
REACTOR CORE
THICKNESS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
ZONES