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Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor. Quarterly progress report, February 1, 1976--April 30, 1976

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7359526· OSTI ID:7359526
The tasks of the gas-cooled fast breeder reactor (GCFR) program include development of GCFR fuel, blanket, and control elements; development of the pressure equalization system for GCFR fuel; out-of-pile loop facility test program planning; 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; 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; and reactor safety, including an in-pile safety evaluation program.
Research Organization:
General Atomic Co., San Diego, Calif. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
E(04-3)-167
OSTI ID:
7359526
Report Number(s):
GA-A-13868
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English