ERDA light water reactor fuel

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7312569

Meyer, L. H.

The Energy Research and Development Administration is funding a program to assist the closing of the back-end of the light water reactor fuel cycle. The program uses resources of industrial and academic groups and those of technology laboratories throughout the ERDA complex. The ERDA Division of Waste Management, Production, and Reprocessing has the responsibility for overall program management, and the Savannah River Operations Office is responsible for field management and program implementation. The technology program in the ERDA laboratories is coordinated by the Du Pont Company, which is the operating contractor for the Savannah River site. The program focus is a conceptual design of an integrated fuel recycle complex. Program components include the actual design activity, design liaison, technology support, economic analyses, environmental effects and analyses, and assessments of alternatives to reprocessing and recycle. Also, some longer range technology development not immediately applicable to the conceptual design is supported.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-09-0001
• OSTI ID: 7312569
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-77-8; CONF-770506-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FUEL ELEMENTS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
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