Author: W. V. Goeddel

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Published: 1962

Total Pages: 28

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The High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (HTGR) is a helium-cooled, graphite-moderated, solid-homogeneous fueled type of reactor, in which the high-temperature potentialities of gas cooling with high power density are combined with a fuel capable of high burnup. The HTGR prototype plant is being designed to produce 1000°F steam at 1450 psi and to have a net capacity of 40 Mw(e). A summary of the development and evaluation of graphite-matrix fuel compacts for the HTGR has been presented in earlier publications. This report describes the development and evaluation of the boron-carbide-graphite control-rod material for the HTGR.