Fuels and materials for LMFBR's
Conference
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OSTI ID:6332316
This paper reviews development of fuels and materials for the Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor. Included are the status of fuels and materials technology for the LMFBR core components. Design characteristics of FFTF fuel pins and control rods are presented. Sizes of various LMFBR fuel assemblies are compared. The Clinch River Breeder Reactor fuel assembly is nearly identical to that of FFTF except for an increased length to accommodate UO/sub 2/ axial blankets within the fuel pins. The DP-1 design is for a large breeder reactor and uses larger ducts and more fuel pins per assembly. By comparison, the fuel assemblies for EBR-II, are much smaller, as is the EBR-II core.
- Research Organization:
- Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC14-76FF02170
- OSTI ID:
- 6332316
- Report Number(s):
- HEDL-SA-2321-FP; CONF-810606-65; ON: DE81024101
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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210500* -- Power Reactors
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BORON CARBIDES
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CHALCOGENIDES
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Breeding
220600 -- Nuclear Reactor Technology-- Research
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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
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BORON CARBIDES
BORON COMPOUNDS
BREEDER REACTORS
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHROMIUM ALLOYS
CHROMIUM STEELS
CHROMIUM-NICKEL STEELS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
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EUROPIUM OXIDES
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FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL PINS
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
HEAT RESISTING ALLOYS
IRON ALLOYS
IRON BASE ALLOYS
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MOLYBDENUM ALLOYS
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