THE RAPTUS PROJECT

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1962 · Comit. Nazl. Energia Nucl., Notiziario

OSTI ID:4735706

Ferretti, B; Barabaschi, S; Naschi, G; Pierantoni, F

The Comitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare, acting within the frame of the development of nuclear power plants in Italy, has undertaken some time ago a comparative study of different solutions, evaluating them from the following two points of view: (a) technical and economic features; (b) insertion into the present Italian research programme in relation to the domestic status of nuclear power and the integration of these programmes into the ones of the Community. It is on the basis of the above two points that due considerations have been given to the RAP.T.U.S. (FastThorium-Uranium-Sodium) reactor. The latter combines the advantages offered by fast sodium cooled reactors of the O.R.E. type (homogeneous heterogeneously cooled). The idea at the basis of this reactor type is to reduce the cost of the fuel cycle until it reaches the level of homogeneous reactors, but avoiding all technical difficulties inherent to the latter. (auth)

• Research Organization: Comitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare, Rome
• NSA Number: NSA-17-013786
• OSTI ID: 4735706
• Journal Information: Comit. Nazl. Energia Nucl., Notiziario, Journal Name: Comit. Nazl. Energia Nucl., Notiziario Vol. Vol: 8
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Italian

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ECONOMICS
FAST NEUTRONS
FUELS
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POWER PLANTS
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REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
SODIUM
THORIUM
URANIUM