Published 1977
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Report
Economic analysis of the light water breeder reactor
Description
For the nuclear-electric sector, commercial economic properties of the Light Water Breeder Reactor (LWBR) are investigated. The LWBR is a self-sustaining reactor designed to operate on the thorium/U-233 fuel cycle. U-233 is generated by a Prebreeder, which is assumed for the purposes of analysis to be similar in design to a Pressurized Water Reactor. In the conceptual Prebreeder design fertile ThO2 rods are placed in central assembly locations. Fissile fuel for the Prebreeder is furnished by rods containing an initial charge of 13.5 weight percent U-235. Properties of the conventional Light Water Reactor (LWR) are approximated by those of the Pressurized Water Reactor
Availability note (English)
University Microfilms Order No. 77-21,189.Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 211 p.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 9383749
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Thesis, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- COST; ECONOMICS; FUEL CYCLE; LWBR TYPE REACTORS; PLANNING; THORIUM CYCLE; URANIUM 233
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BREEDER REACTORS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES