HBK-project. Travel report: Visit to General Atomic Company, San Diego November 7-11, 1977

Automatic translation: Summary in keywords: + PWS-FD1 (behavior of LEU fuel) will be processed on time. + PWS-FD15 (joint irradiation of MEU fuel) is located in detailed technical planning. + UC_XO_Y is preferred as MEU fuel by GAC (influence of ORNL WAR Recycle Program). + In order to reduce the fuel cycle costs in the MEU cycle, larger cores and thinner coatings in the burn-off particles are required. + The interest of the U.S. EVU's going in the direction of smaller systems (800 MW_el). + Investigation of the fission product behavior (B. Myers) and the particle breakage (C.L. Smith) with unhindered core heating up to 2500°C is regarded as an expected part of the approval process. An exchange of information with the HBK work was planned. + After completing all work with HEU fuel, the irradiation program (in Appendix 2) is only geared towards MEU fuel. + Pu-238 is a cause of concern for both HEU and MEU cycles. + A management structure was superimposed on the GAC department structure (Don MacEachern for fuel, see Appendix 7). + The GAC-HBK cooperation is rated very positively, the heavyweight depends on the implementation (Appendix 6). The area of fission product transport / cool ant chemistry is outstanding.