Status of the design concepts for a high fluence fast pulse reactor (HFFPR)
The report describes progress that has been made on the design of a High Fluence Fast Pulse Reactor (HFFPR) through the end of calendar year 1977. The purpose of this study is to present design concepts for a test reactor capable of accommodating large scale reactor safety tests. These concepts for reactor safety tests are adaptations of reactor concepts developed earlier for DOE/OMA for the conduct of weapon effects tests. The preferred driver core uses fuel similar to that developed for Sandia's ACPR upgrade. It is a BeO/UO/sub 2/ fuel that is gas cooled and has a high volumetric heat capacity. The present version of the design can drive large (217) pin bundles of prototypically enriched mixed oxide fuel well beyond the fuel's boiling point. Applicability to specific reactor safety accident scenarios and subsequent design improvements will be presented in future reports on this subject.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Sandia Labs., Livermore, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-04-0789
- OSTI ID:
- 6412926
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-77-1778
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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