BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR SELECTION OF BERYLLIA AS MODERATOR FOR THE MARITIME GAS-COOLED REACTOR

摘要

The results of this study were, briefly, thatn1. No one system showed a clear advantage in capital and operating cost, or in over-all plant weight.n2. Considerations of plant safety, and the potential for operating at higher temperatures, led to the choice of graphite as a moderator rather than water or zirconium hydride.