Safety and licensing of MHTGR (Modular High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor)

Conference · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6128083

Silady, F A; Millunzi, A C; Kelley, Jr, A P; Cunliffe, J

The Modular High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (MHTGR) design meets stringent top-level regulatory and user safety requirements that require that the normal and off-normal operation of the plant not disturb the public's day-to-day activities. Quantitative, top-level regulatory criteria have been specified from US NRC and EPA sources to guide the design. The user/utility group has further specified that these criteria be met at the plant boundary. The focus of the safety approach has then been centered on retaining the radionuclide inventory within the fuel by removing core heat, controlling chemical attack, and by controlling heat generation. The MHTGR is shown to passively meet the stringent requirements with margin. No operator action is required and the plant is insensitive to operator error.

• Research Organization: General Atomics Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-84SF11963
• OSTI ID: 6128083
• Report Number(s): GA-A-18888; CONF-870863-3; ON: DE87013934
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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