Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor. Quarterly progress report, February 1, 1976--April 30, 1976
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
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FAST REACTORS
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HYDRAULICS
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REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR KINETICS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTOR SAFETY
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REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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SHIELDS
STEAM GENERATORS
TESTING
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210500* -- Power Reactors
Breeding
BOILERS
BREEDER REACTORS
BREEDING BLANKETS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
COOLING SYSTEMS
DESIGN
ENERGY TRANSFER
EPITHERMAL REACTORS
FAST REACTORS
FBR TYPE REACTORS
FLUID MECHANICS
FUEL ELEMENTS
GAS COOLED REACTORS
GCFR REACTOR
GCFR TYPE REACTORS
HEAT TRANSFER
HELIUM COOLED REACTORS
HYDRAULICS
KINETICS
MECHANICS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR KINETICS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
SHIELDING
SHIELDS
STEAM GENERATORS
TESTING
VAPOR GENERATORS
VENTS