Light-water breeder reactor (LWBR Development Program)
Abstract
Described is a light-water-moderated and -cooled nuclear breeder reactor of the seed-blanket type characterized by core modules comprising loosely packed blanket zones enriched with fissile fuel and axial zoning in the seed and blanket regions within each core module. Reactivity control over lifetime is achieved by axial displacement of movable seed zones without the use of poison rods in the embodiment illustrated. The seed is further characterized by a hydrogen-to-uranium-233 atom ratio in the range 10 to 200 and a uranium-233-to-thorium-232 atom ratio ranging from 0.012 to 0.200. The seed occupies from 10 to 35 percent of the core volume in the form of one or more individual islands or annuli. (NSA 26: 55130)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6719865
- Patent Number(s):
- 3671392
- Assignee:
- United States Atomic Energy Commission
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 15 Mar 1971
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; LWBR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR CORES; BREEDING BLANKETS; DESIGN; BREEDER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; 210500* - Power Reactors, Breeding
Citation Formats
Beaudoin, B R, Cohen, J D, Jones, D H, Marier, Jr, L J, and Raab, H F. Light-water breeder reactor (LWBR Development Program). United States: N. p., 1972.
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Beaudoin, B R, Cohen, J D, Jones, D H, Marier, Jr, L J, & Raab, H F. Light-water breeder reactor (LWBR Development Program). United States.
Beaudoin, B R, Cohen, J D, Jones, D H, Marier, Jr, L J, and Raab, H F. Tue .
"Light-water breeder reactor (LWBR Development Program)". United States.
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author = {Beaudoin, B R and Cohen, J D and Jones, D H and Marier, Jr, L J and Raab, H F},
abstractNote = {Described is a light-water-moderated and -cooled nuclear breeder reactor of the seed-blanket type characterized by core modules comprising loosely packed blanket zones enriched with fissile fuel and axial zoning in the seed and blanket regions within each core module. Reactivity control over lifetime is achieved by axial displacement of movable seed zones without the use of poison rods in the embodiment illustrated. The seed is further characterized by a hydrogen-to-uranium-233 atom ratio in the range 10 to 200 and a uranium-233-to-thorium-232 atom ratio ranging from 0.012 to 0.200. The seed occupies from 10 to 35 percent of the core volume in the form of one or more individual islands or annuli. (NSA 26: 55130)},
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