THORIUM ROD BLANKET STUDY FOR THERMAL BREEDER REACTOR
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4347100
>A two-region thermal breeder consisting of a homogeneous core of U/sup 233/SO/sub 4/ in D/sub 2/O and a blanket of Th rods suspended in D/sub 2/O is investigated from the standpoint of the economics of such a reactor as a central station power producer. Blanket thickness and Th concentration are optimized, and the optimized Th rod blanket reactor is compared with a similar reactor having a ThO/sub 2/ slurry blanket. From this comparison, power costs are found to be ahout 9% higher in the case of the Th rod blanket. A novel blanket design consisting of rotating cylindrical assemblies is suggested as a method for reducing Pa/sup 233/ losses, and some aspects of the design of such a blanket is considered. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology, Tenn.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-002067
- OSTI ID:
- 4347100
- Report Number(s):
- CF-55-8-194(Del.)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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