EVALUATION OF MERCURY COOLED BREEDER REACTORS

Technical Report · Wed Dec 14 00:00:00 EST 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4065039· OSTI ID:4065039

Battles, D W

A technical and economic evaluation of a mercury-cooled fast breeder reactor is presented. The objectives of the program were to establish the technical feasibility of a fast breeder reactor cooled with boiling mercury and to evaluate the long-range potential of such a reactor power plant for production of economic power. Details of the conceptual design of a 100-Mw(e) reactor and system are discussed. The power cost from a mercury cooled fast breeder reactor was estimated as 21.4 mills/kwh which is competitive with the power cost for the initial Enrico Fermi plant. It was concluded that this reactor concept is technically feasible and has promising long-range economic potential. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: Advanced Technology Labs. Div. of American-Standard, Mountain View, Calif.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-013970
• OSTI ID: 4065039
• Report Number(s): ATL-505A
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
BOILING
BREEDING
ECONOMICS
FAST NEUTRONS
GAS COOLANT
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
MERCURY
POWER
POWER PLANTS
REACTORS