Abstract
A possible variant of a safe reactor operating on fast neutrons and cooled by the alloy Na−K−Cs is examined. The results of optimization investigations of the layout of a fast reactor with constraints on the functionals characterizing the internal self-shielding from ATWS-type accidents are presented. 2 tables, 5 references.
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Moscow Engineering-Physics Institute. Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya. Vol. 88, No. 3, pp. 169–176, March, 2000.
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Kuz'min, A.M., Okunev, V.S. Use of the alloy Na−K−Cs as a coolant in a fast reactor: Preliminary results of safety characteristics optimization. At Energy 88, 172–177 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02673155
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