Study of 40MW pressurized water, boiling water, and organic moderated reactors for production of process steam [electronic resource].
Published
Argonne, Ill. : Argonne National Laboratory, 1959. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
The study efforts were toward the creation of a reactor design for each of the three types and the development of each concept to a point where the range of costs could be established. The studies presented have high burnup cores of low enrichment in an effort to minimize fuel costs. Of the three designs presented to deliver 1.25 x 105 lb/hr of 380 deg F steam at 196 psia the PWR core is the most favorable. (W.D.W.)