Status of the SNAP-50 reactor fuels parametric studies. Part I
Declassified 6 Sep 1973. Results of the parametric study are given for both present and advanced capability (2 and 8 MW). Fuels which result in minimum reactor weights are UC/UN (95% dense), UC/UN--1W for the 2 MW design, UC/ UN-1W for 8 MW. Effects of fuel clad and fuel maximum temperature on the reactor weight were also studied. Recommendations are made for the 2-MW SNAP-50/ SPUR fuel element development and reactor design program, and for additional parametric studies. (DLC)
- Research Organization:
- Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, Middletown, Conn. (USA). Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(30-1)-2789
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-029989
- OSTI ID:
- 4330618
- Report Number(s):
- PWAC--431
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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