The Transient Limits of the Fast Flux Test Facility with Respect to the Passive Safety Program for Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors.
Abstract
Reviewing the history behind the transient limits, including how they are presently calculated, teaches what affects the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) capabilities. The purpose of this thesis is, therefore, to give the passive safety planners a compact source of this information. It covers the original methodology for calculating the transient limits, the NRC's criticisms of it, and the subsequent revisions at a level through enough for a basic understanding. There is also a chapter on metal fuel to provide qualitative information that will influence its use in the FFTF during transient tests. Finally, the conclusion indicates the direction HEDL should take to maximize the potential of the FFTF as a transient test facility.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA176580
Entities
People
- Carl R. Sovinec
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology