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A manufacturer's view of the US breeder program

Conference · · 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