Utility industry evaluation of the Sodium Advanced Fast Reactor

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7156952

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

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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. Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead, CA (USA)

A team of utility industry representatives evaluated the Sodium Advanced Fast Reactor plant design, a current liquid metal reactor design created by an industrial team led by Rockwell International 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 preserving 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. 18 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); Southern California Edison Co., Rosemead, CA (USA); Florida Power and Light Co., Miami, FL (USA); Pacific Gas and Electric Co., San Francisco, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI
• OSTI ID: 7156952
• Report Number(s): EPRI-NP-6633
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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