Liquid-metal fast-breeder reactors: Preliminary safety and environmental information document. Volume VI

Technical Report · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5744579· OSTI ID:5744579

Information is presented concerning LMFBR design characteristics; uranium-plutonium/uranium recycle homogeneous core; uranium-plutonium/uranium spiked recycle heterogeneous core; uranium-plutonium/uranium spiked recycle homogeneous core; uranium-plutonium/thorium spiked recycle heterogeneous core; uranium-plutonium/thorium spiked recycle homogeneous core; thorium-plutonium/thorium spiked recycle homogeneous core; denatured uranium-233/thorium cycle homogeneous core; safety consideration for the LMFBR; and environmental considerations.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5744579
• Report Number(s): DOE/NE-0003/6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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