A manufacturer's view of the US breeder program
Conference
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· Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5244472
A liquid metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) was selected for development in a program to develop breeder reactors in general. The LMFBR is a sodium-cooled fast reactor which operates at a high conversion ratio of fertile-to-fissile material while generating electricity at a high thermal efficiency. The breeder has the added capacity to operate on the plutonium in Light Water Reactor spent fuel, and on U-238. A governmental/industrial infrastructure must be developed. Criteria for breeder deployment are listed. Construction of the Clinch River Breeder reactor is a necessary step in the progression to a mature breeder. Then the large prototype LMFBR should be built. Foreign collaboration is considered. Finally, a capital cost analysis indicates LMFBR cost-effectiveness.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Advanced Reactors Division, Madison, Pennsylvania
- OSTI ID:
- 5244472
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820217-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States) Journal Volume: 9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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210500* -- Power Reactors
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BREEDING RATIO
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COST
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ENERGY SOURCES
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ISOTOPES
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REACTOR MATERIALS
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COST
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EFFICIENCY
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FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
FUELS
HEAVY NUCLEI
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS
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MATERIALS
METALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM
POWER REACTORS
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REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTORS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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