Gas-Cooled FAst Breeder Reactor. Quarterly progress report, August 1, 1978--October 31, 1978. [Core assembly; fuels and materials; thermohydraulics; kinetics; shielding; systems and components; safety; alternate fuel cycles]
Progress is summarized in the areas of GCFR fuel, fuel blanket, and control assemblies; development of the pressure equalization system for GCFR fuel; fuels and materials development; fuel blanket, and control rod analyses and development; nuclear analysis and reactor physics for GCFR core design; shielding requirements for the GCFR; reactor engineering to assess the thermal, hydraulic, and structural performance of the core and the core support structure; plant systems control; systems engineering; development of reactor components, including reactor vessel, control and locking mechanisms, fuel handling equipment, core support structure, shielding assemblies, main helium circulator, steam generator, and auxiliary circulator; development of a helium circulator test facility; reactor safety, environment, and risk analyses, including planning and support of an in-pile and out-of-pile safety test program; nuclear island engineering design; and development of alternate fuel cycles.
- Research Organization:
- General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-03-0167-023
- OSTI ID:
- 6528819
- Report Number(s):
- GA-A-15144
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Breeding
BLOWERS
BOILERS
BREEDER REACTORS
BREEDING BLANKETS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
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FUEL CYCLE
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GAS COOLED REACTORS
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GCFR TYPE REACTORS
HELIUM COOLED REACTORS
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REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR KINETICS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
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