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.
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This Licensing Topical Report presents a set of General Design Criteria (GDC) which is proposed for applicability to licensing of graphite-moderated, high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs). Modifications as necessary to reflect HTGR characteristics and design practices have been made to the GDC derived for applicability to light-water-cooled reactors and presented in Appendix A of Part 50, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, including the Introduction, Definitions, and Criteria. It is concluded that the proposed set of GDC affords a better basis for design and licensing of HTGRs.
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