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Title: Assemblies with both target and fuel pins in an isotope-production reactor

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6277704

A method is described for producing tritium in a fast breeder reactor cooled with liquid metal. Lithium target material is placed in pins adjacent to fuel pins in order to increase the tritium production rate.

DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76FF02170
Assignee:
ERA-08-035832; EDB-83-110673
Application Number:
ON: DE83013164
OSTI ID:
6277704
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English