Status of the SNAP-50/SPUR reactor fuels parametric studies. Part II. 2- MW, 8-MW, 10,000-hour, and 20,000-hour reactor designs

Technical Report · Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 EDT 1964

OSTI ID:4326107

Banach, H J; Richings, H J

Declassified 6 Sep 1973. The purpose of the reactor fuel parametric studies presented is to provide guidance in establishing alternate fuel candidates for the first generation reactor, Reference Design No. 4 (this reactor is being designed with 0.95 dense UC/UN fuel for 1.0 percent burnup at 2300 deg F maximum fuel temperature), look at potential improvement in the SNAP-50 reactor through use of advanced fuels which might be considered for second generation use, and dctermine required changes in the Reference 4 reactor to extend the design lifetime from 10,000 to 20,000 hours. 6 references. (auth)

• Research Organization: Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, Middletown, Conn. (USA). Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AT(30-1)-2789
• NSA Number: NSA-29-031316
• OSTI ID: 4326107
• Report Number(s): PWAC-442
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Declassified 6 Sep 1973. Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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