EBR-II: search for the lost subassembly

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5757510

King, R W; Buschman, H W; Poloncsik, J; Remsburg, J S; Sine, H W

Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) has been operating for nearly 20 years as part of the foundation of the US Department of Energy's LMFBR development program. During that time, the EBR-II fuel-handling system has performed extremely well, especially considering the conditions under which much of the system operates and the reliability required to maintain the high plant factor routinely demonstrated by EBR-II. Since EBR-II is a pool-type reactor, much of the fuel handling is done remotely within the sodium-filled primary tank at 371/sup 0/C. Activities involved in locating a misplaced fuel subassembly in the primary tank are described.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5757510
• Report Number(s): CONF-831047-4; ON: DE83014291
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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