NUCLEAR MERCHANT SHIP REACTOR, THE EFFECTS OF FISSION PRODUCT LEAKAGE ON THE NMSR PLANT

This report presents the results of a study to predict the distribution of radioactive fission products which would escape from the oxide fuel in a defective fuel pin into the primary coolant stream and concentrate in the purification and gaseous waste collection system. For ease of discussion and calculations, the equations used are based on the amount of fuel, 1530 grams, in a pin operating at the average power.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number BAW-1110.
• Corporate Authors:

  Babcock and Wilcox Company

  Atomic Energy Division
  Lynchburg, VA  United States  24504
• Authors:
  • Montgomery, D W
• Publication Date: 1958-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 67 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fission; Nuclear fuels; Nuclear power plants; Nuclear reactors; Radioactive materials; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Fissionable materials; Nuclear reactor safety
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026102
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: BAW-1110
• Contract Numbers: AT(30-3)-274
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 6 1973 12:00AM