Alternate central receiver power system program. Phase II. Volume II. Sodium test receiver experiment. Midtern technical report

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5114578· OSTI ID:5114578

Progress on the design of a commercial scale (100 MWe) sodium cooled central receiver power plant is reported. This volume of the Phase II report describes the design status, analysis results, and fabrication status of the 2.5 MWth Sodium Receiver Test Assembly (SRTA). The absorber test panel design and fabrication, the sodium loop design and fabrication, the preliminary test plan, and the preliminary safety evaluation are described in detail. (WHK)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (USA). Energy Systems Programs Dept.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-79SF10535
• OSTI ID: 5114578
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/10535-1/2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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