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THE P & WA CIRCULATING FUEL REFLECTOR-MODERATOR REACTOR. VOLUME 2. APPENDIX A: DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND REFERENCE INFORMATION FOR THE PWAR-6 FLYING TEST BED APPLICATION

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4729439
Design specifications and reference information for the PWAR-6 are presented. Topics covered include: general specifications, principle dimensions and thicknesses, fuel system, IRT cooling sodium system, main NaK system, branch NaK circuit to heat exchange, shield coolant system, fuel pumps, control rod coolant helium pumps, moderator region, wrap-around fuel-to-NaK heat exchanger, thermal shield, pressure shell, insulation, shielding, reactor and shield support structure, thermal neutron absorbing layers, internal structure, dimensional changes due to therrnal expansion, assembly sequence and welded joints, maneuver loads, xenon stripping method and off-gas system, fueling schedule, valves and piping, auxiliary connections to reactor, bearing and seal arrangement and pump drive lubrication, control rod and control rod drive, control, scheduling, instrumentation, ground handling, weight breakdown, reactor materials, physical and mechanical properties of materials, and recontrol rod drive, control, scheduling, instrumentntion, ground handling, weight breakdown, reactor materials, physical and mechanical properties of materials, and reactor physics data. (M.C.G.)
Research Organization:
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Div., United Aircraft Corp. Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Lab., Middletown
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-229
NSA Number:
NSA-17-007569
OSTI ID:
4729439
Report Number(s):
PWAC-189(Vol.2)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English