Multi-Applications Small Light Water Reactor - NERI Final Report

Modro, S. Michale ; Fisher, James E. ; Weaver, Kevan D. ; Jose N. Reyes, Jr. ; Groome, John T. ; Babka, Pierre ; Carlson, Thomas M.

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Design Feasibility;    Reactor Vessels;    Testing;    Modular;    Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor;   

DOI  :  10.2172/910617
RP-ID  :  INEEL/EXT-04-01626
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  910617

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Multi-Application Small Light Water Reactor (MASLWR) project was conducted under the auspices of the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The primary project objectives were to develop the conceptual design for a safe and economic small, natural circulation light water reactor, to address the economic and safety attributes of the concept, and to demonstrate the technical feasibility by testing in an integral test facility. This report presents the results of the project. After an initial exploratory and evolutionary process, as documented in the October 2000 report, the project focused on developing a modular reactor design that consists of a self-contained assembly with a reactor vessel, steam generators, and containment. These modular units would be manufactured at a single centralized facility, transported by rail, road, and/or ship, and installed as a series of self-contained units. This approach also allows for staged construction of an NPP and ''pull and replace'' refueling and maintenance during each five-year refueling cycle.