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Feasibility Studies on High Conversion Pressurized Water Reactors with Semitight Core Configurations

Etsuro Saji, Yoshiei Akiyama, Norio Kono, Kiyoshi Nambu, Keiichi Hori, Toshihiro Umeoka, Tsuyoshi Kono

Nuclear Technology / Volume 80 / Number 1 / January 1988 / Pages 18-28

Technical Paper / Advanced Light Water Reactor / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT88-A35545

Preliminary design studies on high conversion pressurized water reactors have been completed, and their feasibility is considerably improved. Covered are nuclear design; thermohydraulic design, including departure from nucleate boiling experiments; fuel assembly; and reactor internals design performed from 1984 to 1985.