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A 1-megawatt reactor design for Brayton-cycle space power application Part 2 - Neutronics design
P. T. Kerwin, C. L. Whitmarsh
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Abstract
General characteristics were determined for a gas-cooled reactor designed to operate at 1 MW for 25 000 hours, with a coolant outlet temperature of 1650 K. Design curves relating core size to fuel concentration are presented a s a function of radial power flattening.
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