Conceptual Study of a Very Small Reactor with Coated Particle Fuel

Hideshi YASUDA; Ikuo KANNO; Kazuhiko MATSUMURA; Takakazu TAKIZUKA; Toru OGAWA; Yoshihiko KANEKO; Hideto AOKI; Osamu OZAKI; Tatsuo ARAKI; Osamu KAJI; Yoshihiro ATSUMI; Hideo MACHIDA

doi:10.11230/jsts.5.2_5

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Conceptual Study of a Very Small Reactor with Coated Particle Fuel

Hideshi YASUDA, Ikuo KANNO, Kazuhiko MATSUMURA, Takakazu TAKIZUKA, Toru OGAWA, Yoshihiko KANEKO, Hideto AOKI, Osamu OZAKI, Tatsuo ARAKI, Osamu KAJI, Yoshihiro ATSUMI, Hideo MACHIDA

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Hideshi YASUDA
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Ikuo KANNO
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Kazuhiko MATSUMURA
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Takakazu TAKIZUKA
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Toru OGAWA
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Yoshihiko KANEKO
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Hideto AOKI
Toshiba Corporation
Osamu OZAKI
Toshiba Corporation
Tatsuo ARAKI
Toshiba Corporation
Osamu KAJI
Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries, Inc.
Yoshihiro ATSUMI
Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries, Inc.
Hideo MACHIDA
Mitsubishi Atomic Power Industries, Inc.

Keywords: SPACE NUCLEAR POWER, SMALL REACTOR, COATED PARTICLE FUEL

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1989 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 2_5-2_14

DOI https://doi.org/10.11230/jsts.5.2_5

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Abstract

A concept of space nuclear power system is proposed. Safety at the launching is solved by launching separately the reactor without fuel and the fuel cartridge. As an example of such separable system, a coated fuel particle bed reactor is studied. Total power generating system, consisting of nuclear reactor, thermoelectric converter, heat radiator and heat transport system, is described. The applicability of advanced technology of alkali metal thermoelectric converter and liquid droplet radiator is also studied.

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