Experimental studies of 350 Mw(e) heterogeneous LMFBR cores at ZPPR

Conference · Mon Sep 24 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5854868

Collins, P. J. ^[1]; McFarlane, H. F. ^[1]; Beck, C. L. ^[1]; Lineberry, M. J. ^[1]; Carpenter, S. G. ^[1]; Ducat, G. A. ^[1]; Gasidlo, J. M. ^[1]; Goin, R. W. ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

The annular heterogeneous concept has been adopted for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor. To provide verification of design and safety analysis, fourteen core configurations were studied at ZPPR. The results and analysis of the early assemblies, ZPPR-7A, 7B, and 7C, have been previously reported and only the more significant conclusions are summarized here. Later assemblies, 7D to 7H, were designed to provide data on variations of control rod and internal blanket arrangements. Assemblies 8A to 8E provided data on the replacement of uranium by thorium in various blanket subassemblies.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5854868
• Report Number(s): ZPR-TM--348; CONF-790933-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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