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EVALUATION OF MERCURY COOLED BREEDER REACTORS

Author
Battles, D. W.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1960.
[Oak Ridge, Tennessee] : [U.S. Atomic Energy Commission], 1960.
Physical Description
microopaque : positive ; 8 x 13 cm

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Summary
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.)
Report Numbers
ATL-505A
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Collection
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
Note
NSA number: NSA-15-013970
OSTI Identifier 4065039
Research organization: Advanced Technology Labs. Div. of American-Standard, Mountain View, Calif.
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