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In this book, Thomas B. Cochran takes a critical look at the economic and environmental arguments which have been made in favour of an early introduction of the liquid metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) as a central component of the United States electrical energy system. First published in 1974, Cochran presents LMFBR as having no environmental advantage over light water reactors and the high temperature gas reactor and seriously questions the economic advantages. This title should be a useful for students interested in environment and sustainability studies, and it is a valuable resource for discussions of future energy strategy.
"A feasibility study of a high temperature, liquid-metalcooled nuclear power reactor depends upon considerations of materials, heat transfer, fluid flow and nuclear parameters as well as certain design guidelines. The criteria of a coolant outlet temperature of 2000C and a low pressure core, plus good nuclear and heat transfer properties, led to the choice of liquid aluminum as the coolant. A compatibility study determined the only aluminum mononitride is inert to aluminum at 2000C, and must be used for constructing the core. Fuel elements of uranium mononitride were chosen on the basis of probable compatibility with the required aluminum nitride cladding. Consideration of the heat transfer effects led to the choice of micron-size coated fuel particles in a cylindrical fluidized bed core. Three methods of determining the parameters of the fluidized bed were used to indicate the best particle size and aluminum flow rate in the core for any desired power level. The nuclear parameters of the system were studied using two-group diffusion theory and an infinitely reflected spherical geometry. The results predict a fast core with a critical mass above ten kilograms, and indicate that the reactor may be made inherently stable by correct design of the core."--Abstract