GCFR residual heat removal capability

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5225831

Chi, H. W.; Chung, H. S.; Shenoy, A.

The residual heat removal (RHR) capability for providing lines of protection (LOPS) 1 and 2 of the gas-cooled fast breeder reactor (GCFR) demonstration plant is described. Included are design criteria and system descriptions for the RHR cooling systems and the portion of the plant protection system that is related to initiation of the RHR system operation. The design features of these systems provide inherently redundant and diverse means of core cooling for the GCFR. The hierarchy in the selection of the RHR systems and the application of the systems to key transient events are discussed. Methods of RHR system operation, dynamic responses of the GCFR plant, and margins of safety in RHR operations are also presented.

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76SF71023
• OSTI ID: 5225831
• Report Number(s): GA-A-15906; CONF-800648-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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