Defueling of the Light Water Breeder Reactor at the Shippingport Atomic Power Station (LWBR Development Program)

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5626431· OSTI ID:5626431

Selsley, I. A. ^[1]

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The Light Water Breeder Reactor (LWBR) core was defueled after successfully operating for 29,047 effective full power hours (EFPH). This report describes operations performed to remove fuel from the reactor, the tools required to perform these operations, and the components that were removed. Defueling of LWBR was a joint effort by personnel from Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and Duquesne Light Company, which had prime responsibility for operations at Shippingport.

• Research Organization: Bettis Atomic Power Lab. (BAPL), West Mifflin, PA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC11-76PN00014
• OSTI ID: 5626431
• Report Number(s): WAPD-TM-1551; ON: DE88005239
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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