Utility industry evaluation of the power reactor inherently safe module: Revision 1

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6772161

Burstein, S ^[1]; DelGeorge, L O; Tramm, T R ^[2]; Gibbons, J P ^[3]; High, M D ^[4]; Neils, G H ^[5]; Pearson, O F; Tomonto, J R ^[6]; Pilme,

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1. Wisconsin Electric Power Co., Milwaukee, WI (USA)
2. Commonwealth Edison Co., Chicago, IL (USA)
3. Philadelphia Electric Co., PA (USA)
4. Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (USA)
5. Northern States Power Co., Minneapolis, MN (USA)
6. Florida Power and Light Co., Miami, FL (USA)

A team of utility industry representatives evaluated the Power Reactor Inherently Safe Module plant design, a current liquid metal reactor design created by an industrial team led by General Electric under Department of Energy sponsorship. The utility industry team concluded that the plant design offers several attractive characteristics, especially in the safety arena, as well as perserving the traditional attraction of liquid metal reactors, very high fuel utilization. Specific comments and recommendations are provided as a contribution towards improving an already attractive plant design. 11 refs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); Wisconsin Electric Power Co., Milwaukee, WI (USA); Commonwealth Edison Co., Chicago, IL (USA); Philadelphia Electric Co., PA (USA); Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN (USA); Northern States Power Co., Minneapolis, MN (USA); Florida Power and Light Co., Miami, FL (USA); Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead, CA (USA); Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Francisco, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI
• OSTI ID: 6772161
• Report Number(s): EPRI-NP-6644-Rev.1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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