Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor conceptual design study: Phase 1, Reactor layout recommendation
Recommended configurations and design features for the CDS loop and pool plant reactors are described, and the bases for their selection are discussed. The loop reactor design features a vessel size (37.5 ft dia) that is shop fabricable, yet large enough to provide "pool-type" features such as: high thermal inertia, in-vessel decay heat removal, and through-the-deck fuel transfer. High entry in-vessel downcomer piping and pool-type core shielding are key elements of the compact loop plant design. The pool reactor design features a compact configuration (64-ft dia vessel) made possible by a uniquely small diameter rotatable plug design and the application of a 4 IHX/4 pump primary heat transfer circuit. This document satisfies Milestone 3.2-F of the Conceptual Design Study, Phase I Work Plan, N323WPL000002.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (United States). Energy Systems Group; Combustion Engineering, Inc., Windsor, CT (United States). Power Systems Div.; Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-79ET37109; AC06-79ET37106
- OSTI ID:
- 713495
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/37109--T119; N--323TI000041; ON: TI87026478
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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