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Study of advanced fission power reactor development for the United States. Volume III. Final report 1 Jul 1974--15 Jan 1976. [Alternate strategies through year 2020]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7213837
A multistage research study on the comparison of various advanced fission reactors and evaluation of alternate strategies for their development in the USA through the year 2020 is descrbed. The basic data and other input information that were utilized in the process of the study are presented. Detailed reactor and fuel-cycle information is contained on the HTGR, GCFR, MSBR, LWBR, and CANDU-HWR. These data have been assembled, critically reviewed, and modified where necessary to assure consistency, both internally for each reactor system, and between reactor types. similar, comparative, information was required for the LWR mass balances, fuel cycle, etc., but this was generally accepted from ERDA sources without the critical evaluation performed on the other data. Other detailed information that relates to the objective of the study, e.g., projections of nuclear power growth and uranium availability, generic safeguards information, description of computerized models, etc., is incorporated for ready reference.
Research Organization:
Battelle Columbus Labs., OH (USA)
OSTI ID:
7213837
Report Number(s):
PB-263360; BCL/NSF/C-946-2-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English