[USA/FRG cooperation in gas-cooled reactor development]. Foreign trip report, June 24--July 2, 1988

Technical Report · Tue Jul 26 04:00:00 EDT 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/453609· OSTI ID:453609

Reviews were conducted at Kernforschungsanlage (KFA) Juelich of the US and Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) programs under the US/FRG Umbrella Agreement, with emphasis on those technology development areas where cooperation is ongoing and planned. Specific subprogram areas are safety; materials; fuels, fission products, and graphite; and Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchs-Reaktor (AVR). The purpose was to assess the status of the cooperation, reach agreement on any changes needed, and identify new areas of cooperation. Overall, the agreement has been both effective and beneficial. Ongoing activities complement and support US technology development plans. Discussions were held in the United Kingdom (UK) at the Risley Nuclear Power Development Laboratory regarding a potential graphite technology exchange program between the US Department of Energy and the UK Atomic Energy Authority. A draft agreement was reviewed and appeared to be satisfactory to both parties and ready for signature. A summary of potential areas of activity in the exchange had been prepared by US representatives and was discussed and found to be acceptable to UK representatives.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 453609
• Report Number(s): ORNL/FTR--2970; ON: DE97003967
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
AVR REACTOR
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
FISSION PRODUCTS
GRAPHITE
HTGR TYPE REACTORS
HTR REACTOR
MEETINGS
NUCLEAR FUELS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTOR SAFETY
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THTR-300 REACTOR
TRAVEL
UKAEA
UNITED KINGDOM
US DOE