(HTGR research and licensing)
The traveler was asked by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC/RES) to travel with Dr. Peter M. Williams, NRC MHTGR Project Manager, to assist in obtaining information from researchers and licensing authorities in the United Kingdom and Western Europe relevant to the NRC's ongoing evaluation of the DOE Modular HTGR (MHTGR) research program plan and licensability concerns. The NRC- sponsored ORNL program for HTGR safety reviews, of which the traveler is manager, has made significant use of foreign resources in conducting safety research, developing independent safety analysis capabilities, and assisting NRC in preparation of safety analysis reports. The additional information derived on this trip from detailed discussions with researchers and licensing authorities, laboratory and reactor site tours, and literature received will be very valuable in carrying out the NRC program. Specific information and insights were obtained in the areas of primary system component performance, reactor operations, control and safety system design and performance, fuel performance and fission product transport, safety analysis, heat transfer and fluid flow, reactor physics, advanced designs, and licensing criteria and methods. 28 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- NRC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5274037
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/FTR-3477; ON: DE90003994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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