Liquid metal coolants for fast reactors cooled by sodium, lead, and lead-bismuth eutectic Paperback / softback
by International Atomic Energy Agency
Part of the IAEA Nuclear Energy Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
This publication provides a comprehensive summary of the status of liquid coolant technology development for fast reactors with regard to basic data, main technological challenges and the various fast reactor concepts and designs that are being investigated, with a special emphasis on the choice of coolant.
The chapters are divided as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) Short History of Nuclear Power Development; (3) Physical and Chemical Properties of Coolants (Sodium, Lead and Lead-Bismuth Alloy); (4) Comparison of Different Sodium and Lead Coolant Technologies; (5) Thermohydraulics of Reactor Core; (6) Coolant Radioactivity; (7) Liquid Metal Cooled Fast Reactor Technology Development; (8) Modular Lead-Bismuth Cooled Small Size Fast Reactors; (9) Liquid Lead Cooled Fast Reactors
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:91 pages, figs (some col.), tables
- Publisher:IAEA
- Publication Date:22/10/2012
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- ISBN:9789201318107
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:91 pages, figs (some col.), tables
- Publisher:IAEA
- Publication Date:22/10/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9789201318107