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Conference Article: Alternate energy conversion systems in GCFR power plants

Sarlos, G. (Eidgenoessisches Inst. fuer Reaktorforschung, Wuerenlingen (Switzerland))

Abstract

The results of a comparative study are presented here concerning different energy conversion systems with a He cooled fast breeder reactor, Designs using gas turbines in a direct cycle are compared with the indirect steam cycle. The main criteria used for this comparison are the plants’ economic, safety, and engineering aspects.

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key words: economics; energy conversion; gas flow; gas turbines; gcfr reactor; helium; nuclear power plants; pressure vessels; prestressed concrete; reactor cores; safety
Reference:
Proceedings of the IAEA study group meeting sponsored by the USSR State Committee on the Utilization of Atomic Energy, held at the Institute of Nuclear Energy of the Byelorussian Academy of Sciences Minsk, 24-28 July 1972.
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--154, pp:233-254