Comparative Assessment of Thermophysical and Thermohydraulic Characteristics of Lead, Lead-Bismuth and Sodium Coolants for Fast Reactors (IAEA TECDOC Series)

COVER......Page 1 FOREWORD......Page 3 EDITORIAL NOTE......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 5 1. INTRODUCTION......Page 7 2.1. SODIUM- COOLED FAST REACTORS......Page 9 2.2. LEAD AND LEAD-BISMUTH COOLED REACTOR STUDIES......Page 15 2.3. CONCLUSIONS......Page 22 REFERENCES TO SECTION 2......Page 23 3.1. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES......Page 24 3.2. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SODIUM......Page 28 3.3. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF LEAD......Page 29 4.1. SODIUM......Page 31 4.2. LEAD......Page 32 REFERENCES TO SECTION 4......Page 33 5.1. INTRODUCTION......Page 34 5.2. SODIUM TECHNOLOGY......Page 35 5.3. LEAD TECHNOLOGY......Page 38 6.1. INTRODUCTION......Page 43 6.2. BASIC ASSESSMENTS......Page 44 6.3. HYDRODYNAMICS......Page 46 6.4. HEAT TRANSFER......Page 47 6.5. FAST REACTOR ENGINEERING......Page 51 REFERENCES TO SECTION 6......Page 59 7.1. SODIUM COOLANT RADIOACTIVITY......Page 60 7.2. LEAD-BISMUTH AND LEAD COOLANTS RADIOACTIVITY......Page 61 7.3. TOXICITY OF LEAD......Page 66 REFERENCES TO SECTION 7......Page 67 8. COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF REACTOR COOLANTS......Page 68 REFERENCES TO SECTION 8......Page 70 CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW......Page 71