AEEW - R 956 ~~~ NOT-FOR-PUBLICATION (Commercial) uuent ax diverted overleat = con UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY Reactor Group AN ASSESSMENT OF A 2500 MWe MOLTEN i : CHLORIDE SALT FAST REACTOR — EDITED BY: J SMITH WE SIMMONS CONTRIBUTORS OR RC ASHER, AERE DR G LONG, AERE DR H A C MCKAY, AERE DR DL REED N Technical Assessments and Studies Division VS Atomic Energy Establishment, Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset. 1974NOW VOR PUBLICATION (COMMERCIAL) AN ASSESSMENT OF A 2500 MWe MOLTEN CHLORIDE SALT FAST REACTOR Edited by J Smith and WE Simmons Contributors: Dr RC Asher, AERE Dr G Long, AERE Dr H AC McKay, AERE Dr D L Reed, AEE Technical Assessments and Studies Division, AEE Winfrith August 1974 In the interest. of paper w 10774 economy this document has been printed to a reduced standard.NOT FOR PUBLICATION (COMMERCIAL) CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MSFR CONCEPTS CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF THE FUEL REACTOR PHYSICS SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS 5.1 Normal Operation 5.1.1 Startup 5.1.2 Power Control 5.1.3 Hotspots 5.1.4 Shutdown 5.1.5 Small Leakages 5.2 Fault Conditions ENGINEERING DESIGN PHILOSOPHY 6.1 Choice of Materials 6.2 Fuel Inventory 6.3 Choice of Intermediate Coolant 6.4 Choice of Power Plant 6.5 Blanket Inventory and Cooling 6.6 Reliability and Maintenance 6.7 Engineering Development OUTLINE SYSTEM DESIGNS AND AUXILIARY PLANT 7.1 General Aspects 7.2 The Indirectly Cooled Concept 7.3 Design Variations of the Indirectly Cooled Concept 7.4 Special Auxiliary Plant 7 -5 Filling, Draining and Dump Systems ii 1 1. 1 coe