cost of a turbine system does not seem excessive. Dr. Zinn wants to oo
concentrate his efforts on small reactors and specific problems, not on ONS
ee
He felt that industrial interest in a big reactor
a big power reactor,
would not interfere with his own interests,
A large number of component
tests need to be carried out, O.B. on the resistance of fuel elements
to burnup and corrosion.
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“he
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Mr, Murphree added the following points:
(1) Dr, Zinn has some worries about. the use of radioactive steam —
in turbines, and wants to do experiments to evaluate the possible
troubles,
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.
(2) He also wants to evaluate chemical costs.
It appears that tc
throw away the spent fuel instead of reprocessing it would add only
1-14 mills to the cost per kwh,
. (3) Under some conditions of operation, fuel elements would have to
last as long as seven yearsin order to achieve the desired burnup.
Hence, corrosion problens become of particular importance, and they
. require study.
Some work. is being done on corrosion resistant "meat"; |
but at present they feel they have to rely on jackets.
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Mr, Whitman added:
(1) that-Dr, Zinn wants his boiling experiment to be thought of as
“trivial! so that more chances can be taken in bolder expersmentat=on} ‘end |
(2) that the program presupposes a Long term development of fuel
- elements.
At 3:15 p.m, Dr. von Neumam left the meeting.