GAC--ANL TNS Scoping Studies. Status report for FY-77, October 1, 1976--September 30, 1977. Volume I. Summary

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6839865· OSTI ID:6839865

This volume, the first of a total of eleven, summarizes the major results of a one-year effort in a continuing study of the TNS (The Next Step) program being funded by the Department of Energy. In this study, five candidate reactors were identified, ranging from a copper toroidal field coil ignition test reactor (ITR) with a 10 second burn and a 0.1 duty factor to a superconduting TF coil ignition test reactor which can be upgraded to an experimental power reactor. Study emphasis was placed on a 3.8 m ITR with superconducting TF coils designed for a 30 second burn and a duty factor of 0.1. The results indicate that such a reactor is technically feasible and that it can be built in about 6-/sup 1///sub 2/ years after completion of a 3-year program of conceptual design and initial preliminary design. The cost of this particuler facility is approximately $475 million (1977 dollars) without escalation and R and D costs.

• Research Organization: General Atomic Co., San Diego, Calif. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-03-0167-038
• OSTI ID: 6839865
• Report Number(s): GA-A-14614(Vol.1)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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