MHTGR (modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor) control: A non-safety related system

Conference · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:5797071

Rodriguez, C; Swart, F

The modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (MHTGR) design meets stringent top-level safety regulatory criteria and user requirements that call for high plant availability and no disruption of the public's day to day activities during normal and off-normal operation of the plant. These requirements lead to a plant design that relies mainly on physical properties and passive design features to ensure plant safety regardless of operator actions, plus simplicity and automation to ensure high plant availability and lower cost of operations. The plant does not require safety-related operator actions, and it does not require the control room to be safety related.

• Research Organization: General Atomics Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-88SF17367
• OSTI ID: 5797071
• Report Number(s): GA-A-19317; CONF-880702-17; ON: DE88013682
• Resource Relation: Conference: IECEC '88: 23. intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, Denver, CO (USA), 31 Jul - 5 Aug 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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