Liquid metal fuel reactors
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Melbourne University Press on behalf of The Australian Atomic Energy Commission
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The advantages and disadvantages of a liquid metal fuel reactor system are outlined in relation to other possible power reactors. Liquid metals which are possible fuel carriers and coolants are discussed, and in particular a comparison is drawn between a solution-type fuel using bismuth and a dispersion-type using sodium. The reasons for the choice of a sodium dispersion fuel for the A.A..E.C. research project are presented and the problems posed by such a reactor system are summarised.
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Physical copies held by ANSTO Library at DDC: 539.7/348
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Alder, K. F. (1958). Liquid metal fuel reactors. Paper present to the Australian Atomic Energy Symposium, 1958, "Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy In Australia, Sydney, June 2 to 6, 1958. In Australian Atomic Energy Symposium, 1958 : proceedings of a Symposium on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Australia held in Sydney from June 2 to 6, 1958. Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press on behalf of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission, (pp. 346-354).