- Author
-
Gerosa, A.
- Title
- Italian Position Paper on the Safety Analysis of Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors as Related to Sodium Fires. PEC Reactor.
- Coporate
- ENEA, Rome, Italy
- Book or Conf
- International Atomic Energy Agency. Sodium Fires, Design and Testing Specialists Meeting. Summary Report. May 24-28, 1982.,
Richland, WA,
35-42 p.,
1982
- Keywords
-
sodium fires
|
breeder reactors
- Abstract
- PEC, as well known, is a fast flux, liquid metal cooled, fuel element testing reactor. Its basic design principles and the general philosophy adopted in planning experimental research in support to its design were consequently based, as much as possible, on existing technologies. Already proved choices were adopted whenever possible. The planned experiments regarded, generally speaking, verification of operational reliability of prototipical components and supporting research of a more general nature was limited to areas where existing knowledge presented, in the late sixties, great uncertainties. This approach was applied in particular to design and research related to sodium fires.