Should boron-free PWRs be our objective

Conference · Fri Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:6372392

Lancaster, D B; Newell, B S ^[1]

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1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta (USA)

A number of recent studies have investigated the feasibility of a commercial soluble-boron-free (SBF) pressurized water reactor (PWR). This study assumes feasibility has now been shown and reviews the desirability of removing all soluble boron. Desirability will be determined through a multifaceted approach of cost, simplification, safety, and reliability comparisons. The investigation is limited in scope to mainly qualitative analysis with a few gross approximations of quantitative values. The reference PWR is a two-loop PWR (600-MW(electric)) design.

• OSTI ID: 6372392
• Report Number(s): CONF-900608--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Journal Volume: 61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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