Gas-cooled fast breeder reactor. Quarterly progress report, November 1, 1976--January 31, 1977
Progress is described in the areas of development of GCFR fuel, blanket, and control assemblies; development of the pressure equalization system for GCFR fuel; out-of-pile loop facility test programs; fuels and materials development; fuel, blanket, and control rod analyses and development; nuclear analysis and reactor physics for GCFR core design; shielding requirements for the GCFR; reactor engineering to assess the thermal, hydraulic, and structural performance of the core and the core support structure; plant systems control; systems engineering; development of reactor components, including reactor vessel, control and locking mechanisms, fuel handling equipment, core support structure, shielding assemblies, main helium circulator, steam generator, and auxiliary circulator; development of a helium circulator test facility; reactor safety, environment, and risk analyses, including planning and support of an in-pile and out-of-pile safety test program; nuclear island engineering design; and development of a reliability data bank.
- Research Organization:
- General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-03-0167
- OSTI ID:
- 7217155
- Report Number(s):
- GA-A-14240
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CONTAINERS
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ENERGY TRANSFER
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FAST REACTORS
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PERFORMANCE TESTING
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PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
REACTOR CORES
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REACTOR SAFETY
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210500* -- Power Reactors
Breeding
ACCIDENTS
BLOWERS
BOILERS
BREEDER REACTORS
COMPUTER CODES
CONTAINERS
COOLING SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUID MECHANICS
FUEL ELEMENTS
GAS COOLED REACTORS
GAS FLOW
GCFR REACTOR
GCFR TYPE REACTORS
HEAT TRANSFER
HELIUM COOLED REACTORS
HYDRAULICS
KINETICS
MECHANICS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PRESSURE VESSELS
PRIMARY COOLANT CIRCUITS
REACTOR ACCIDENTS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR KINETICS
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
SHIELDING
STEAM GENERATORS
TESTING
VAPOR GENERATORS
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