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Title: Licensing topical report: applicability of Division 1 regulatory guides to high-temperature gas-cooled reactors

Abstract

The application of Division 1 (power reactors) regulatory guides to high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) is discussed. About eighty of the Division 1 guides can be applied to any type of reactor; the remaining sixty, mostly written for light water reactors (LWRs), are divided between (1) those not applicable to the HTGR because of fundamental differences in design, (2) those applicable in intent but containing positions specific to LWRs, and (3) those written for LWRs but of sufficient generality to be applied to the HTGR without major exception. Emphasis is placed on issues which involve the unique characteristics of the HTGR. The regulatory guides evaluated are those extant as of early 1980. The positions presented are subject to periodic updating owing to the continuing modification of the guides and because the design options for the HTGR are at various stages of development. Nevertheless, this report is believed to provide a sound basis for evaluating conformance with existing Division 1 guides.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6881596
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 6881596
Report Number(s):
GA-A-16077
TRN: 81-004694
DOE Contract Number:
AT03-76ET35300
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; REGULATORY GUIDES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; DOCUMENT TYPES; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; REACTORS 210300* -- Power Reactors, Nonbreeding, Graphite Moderated; 210700 -- Nuclear Power Plants-- Regulation & Licensing

Citation Formats

Lewis, J.H.. Licensing topical report: applicability of Division 1 regulatory guides to high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/6881596.
Lewis, J.H.. Licensing topical report: applicability of Division 1 regulatory guides to high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. United States. doi:10.2172/6881596.
Lewis, J.H.. Mon . "Licensing topical report: applicability of Division 1 regulatory guides to high-temperature gas-cooled reactors". United States. doi:10.2172/6881596. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6881596.
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title = {Licensing topical report: applicability of Division 1 regulatory guides to high-temperature gas-cooled reactors},
author = {Lewis, J.H.},
abstractNote = {The application of Division 1 (power reactors) regulatory guides to high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) is discussed. About eighty of the Division 1 guides can be applied to any type of reactor; the remaining sixty, mostly written for light water reactors (LWRs), are divided between (1) those not applicable to the HTGR because of fundamental differences in design, (2) those applicable in intent but containing positions specific to LWRs, and (3) those written for LWRs but of sufficient generality to be applied to the HTGR without major exception. Emphasis is placed on issues which involve the unique characteristics of the HTGR. The regulatory guides evaluated are those extant as of early 1980. The positions presented are subject to periodic updating owing to the continuing modification of the guides and because the design options for the HTGR are at various stages of development. Nevertheless, this report is believed to provide a sound basis for evaluating conformance with existing Division 1 guides.},
doi = {10.2172/6881596},
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number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
}

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