Published October 1990 | Version v1
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Liquid metal reactor absorber technology

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Description

The selection of boron carbide as the reference liquid metal reactor absorber material is supported by results presented for irradiation performance, reactivity worth compatibility, and benign failure consequences. Scram response requirements are met easily with current control rod configurations. The trend in absorber design development is toward larger sized pins with fewer pins per bundle, providing economic savings and improved hydraulic characteristics. Very long-life absorber designs appear to be attainable with the application of vented pin and sodium-bonded concepts. 3 refs., 3 figs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; NTIS, PC A03/MF A01 as DE91001177; OSTI; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
15 p.
Report number
WHC-SA--0976

Conference

Title
American Nuclear Society winter meeting.
Dates
11-15 Nov 1990.
Place
Washington, DC (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
22031996
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONTROL ELEMENTS; CONTROL ROD WORTHS; IRRADIATION; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; NEUTRON ABSORBERS; REACTIVITY; SCRAM
Descriptors DEC
BREEDER REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR SHUTDOWN; REACTORS; SHUTDOWN

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC06-87RL10930
Secondary number(s)
CONF-901101--36.