Safety Review of BTRR

Thermal power output Fuel element cooling Fuel-moderator material Prompt -ve temp. coefficient Total No. of FE in core Total No. of Control Rods Control Rod Material Coolant Reflector Thermal Neutron Flux (Max) Main features of BTRR : 3 MW Natural convection (< 500 kW) Forced convection (up to 3000 kW) : Uranium = 20.0 wt% (19.7% U-235) Er-167 = 0.47 wt% ZrH 1.6 : 1.07x10-4 Ak/k/°C 100 (93 STD+2 IFE+5 FFCR) : 6 (5 FFCR+1 AFTR) : Boron Carbide (BC) : Demineralized Water Graphite 7.46x1013 (n.cm-2.s-1) Stainless Steel Top End Fitting Graphite Uranium Zirconium Hydride Graphite Stainless Steel Bottom End Fitting TRIGA LEU Fuel

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