Passive Decay Heat Removal for the Advanced High Temperature Reactor
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This report presents a design concept for a high-capacity decay-heat removal system for the molten-salt cooled Advanced High Temperature Reactor (AHTR) [1]. The design is closely derived from the General Electric S-PRISM reactor, which is a sodium pooltype reactor [2]. The AHTR is distinguished from the S-PRISM by its use of a hightemperature thermal blanket, shown in Fig.1, that allows the vessel to be maintained at a lower temperature than the fuel and primary coolant. This report discusses the design of this thermal blanket and the passive decay heat removal system for the AHTR.
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