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About the authors |
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Preface of JSME Series in Thermal and Nuclear Power Generation |
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Preface to Volume 5: High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors |
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1 Overview of high temperature gas-cooled reactor |
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1.1 Features of high temperature gas-cooled reactor |
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1.1.1 Structure and materials |
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1.1.4 Adaptability to environment |
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1.2 History of research and development in world |
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7 | (4) |
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1.3 History of research and development in Japan |
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15 | (2) |
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2 Design of High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) |
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2.1 Overview of HTTR design features |
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18 | (1) |
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2.1.2 History and future plan of HTTR project |
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19 | (4) |
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2.1.3 Major design features of HTTR |
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2.1.4 R&D programs for HTTR |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (9) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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2.2.4 Evaluation of nuclear characteristics |
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2.3 Core thermal-hydraulics |
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41 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Design requirements |
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41 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Evaluation results of design |
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2.3.5 Reevaluation of maximum fuel temperature with operational data |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (10) |
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2.4.2 In-core graphite and carbon structure in high temperature engineering test reactor |
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48 | (2) |
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2.4.3 Concepts of graphite design criteria |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (13) |
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2.5.2 Development of Hastelloy XR |
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2.5.3 Identification of failure modes |
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61 | (1) |
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2.5.4 Developments of design limits and rules |
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2.6 Core components and reactor internals |
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71 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Hexagonal graphite blocks |
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2.6.4 Core support structures |
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2.6.5 Core support metallic structures |
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85 | (2) |
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89 | (13) |
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89 | (1) |
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2.7.3 Geological composition and seismometry |
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2.7.4 Structure of core components |
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2.7.5 Development of evaluation method |
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2.7.6 Structural integrity of graphite components |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (11) |
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102 | (1) |
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2.8.2 Primary cooling system |
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103 | (7) |
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2.8.3 Secondary helium cooling system |
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110 | (2) |
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2.8.4 Pressurized water-cooling system |
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112 | (1) |
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2.8.5 Residual heat removal system |
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2.9 Reactivity control system |
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113 | (1) |
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2.9.3 Reserve shutdown system |
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2.10 Instrumentation and control system |
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127 | (11) |
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2.10.2 Instrumentation system |
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128 | (3) |
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2.10.3 Process instrumentation |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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2.10.5 Safety protection system |
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134 | (1) |
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2.10.6 Performance test results |
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135 | (3) |
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2.11 Containment structures |
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138 | (13) |
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2.11.2 Reactor containment vessel |
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138 | (8) |
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2.11.4 Emergency air purification system |
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147 | (4) |
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2.12.2 Auxiliary helium systems |
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151 | (4) |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (21) |
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2.13.2 Basic safety design philosophy |
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158 | (2) |
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2.13.3 Safety classification |
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160 | (4) |
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2.13.4 Fundamental safety functions unique to HTTR |
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2.13.5 Acceptance criteria |
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165 | (2) |
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2.13.6 Selection of events |
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167 | (2) |
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2.13.7 Safety evaluation technologies |
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169 | (4) |
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2.13.8 New safety criteria |
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173 | (6) |
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180 | (11) |
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3.1.2 Related research and development for fuel design |
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181 | (4) |
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3.1.3 Fabrication technologies for HTTR fuel |
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185 | (4) |
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3.1.4 Performance of HTTR fuel during long-term high temperature operation |
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189 | (2) |
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3.2 Core components and reactor internals |
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191 | (12) |
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191 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Tests on core components |
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191 | (5) |
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3.2.3 Tests on reactor internals |
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196 | (7) |
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3.3 Passive cooling system |
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203 | (14) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (5) |
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3.3.4 Evaluation of hot spot by natural convection |
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213 | (2) |
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3.3.5 Evaluation of local hot spot around standpipes |
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215 | (2) |
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3.4 Intermediate heat exchanger |
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217 | (13) |
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217 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Creep collapse of the tube against external pressure |
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218 | (2) |
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3.4.3 Creep fatigue of tube against thermal stress |
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220 | (3) |
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3.4.4 Seismic behavior of tube bundle |
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223 | (3) |
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3.4.5 Thermal hydraulic behavior of tube bundle |
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226 | (2) |
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3.4.6 In-service inspection technology of tube |
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228 | (2) |
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3.5 Basic feature of air ingress during primary pipe rupture accident |
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230 | (27) |
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230 | (3) |
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3.5.2 Basic feature of air ingress phenomena in a reverse U-shaped channel |
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233 | (10) |
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3.5.3 Basic feature of air ingress phenomena in a simulated reactor apparatus |
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243 | (10) |
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253 | (4) |
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257 | (56) |
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4.1 Unexpected incidents under construction and operation |
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258 | (11) |
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258 | (1) |
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4.1.2 Temperature rise of primary upper shielding |
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258 | (6) |
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4.1.3 Temperature rise of core support plate |
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264 | (5) |
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4.2 Characteristic test of initial core |
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269 | (9) |
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4.2.2 General description |
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270 | (1) |
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4.2.4 Excess reactivity and shutdown margin |
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272 | (2) |
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4.2.5 Control rod characteristics |
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274 | (1) |
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4.2.6 Reactivity coefficient |
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275 | (1) |
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4.2.7 Neutron flux and power distribution |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (9) |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Heat balance of reactor cooling system |
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280 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Heat exchanger performance |
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281 | (1) |
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4.3.5 Reactor control system performance |
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282 | (2) |
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4.3.6 Residual heat removal performance at manual reactor scram |
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284 | (1) |
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4.3.7 Thermal expansion performance of high temperature components |
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285 | (1) |
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4.3.8 Fuel and fission product behavior |
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286 | (1) |
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4.4 High temperature operation |
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287 | (11) |
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287 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Main test results of long-term high temperature operation |
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288 | (4) |
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4.4.3 Validation using high temperature engineering test reactor burnup data |
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292 | (6) |
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4.5 Safety demonstration test |
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298 | (15) |
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298 | (2) |
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4.5.2 High temperature engineering test reactor control system |
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300 | (2) |
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4.5.3 Safety demonstration test plan |
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302 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Analysis code and model |
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303 | (1) |
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4.5.5 Reactivity insertion test |
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304 | (3) |
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4.5.6 Coolant flow reduction test--gas circulators trip test |
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307 | (2) |
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4.5.7 Loss of forced cooling test |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (3) |
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5 R&D on commercial high temperature gas-cooled reactor |
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313 | (138) |
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5.1 System design for power generation |
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314 | (15) |
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314 | (1) |
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5.1.2 HTR50S: HTGR steam cycle power plant |
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315 | (4) |
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5.1.3 GTHTR300: HTGR gas turbine power plant |
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319 | (10) |
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5.2 System design for cogeneration |
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329 | (12) |
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5.2.2 Hydrogen cogeneration |
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330 | (6) |
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5.2.3 Seawater desalination |
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336 | (2) |
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5.2.4 HTGR renewable hybrid system |
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338 | (3) |
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5.3 System design for steelmaking |
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341 | (8) |
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341 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Flow diagram of steelmaking systems |
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341 | (5) |
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5.4 Safety design for connection of heat application system and high temperature gas-cooled reactor |
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349 | (10) |
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5.4.2 Roadmap for safety standard establishment |
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349 | (2) |
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5.4.3 Safety requirements |
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351 | (2) |
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5.4.4 Basic concept of safety guides |
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353 | (2) |
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5.4.5 HTTR cogeneration demonstration |
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355 | (4) |
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5.5 Gas turbine technology for power generation |
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359 | (11) |
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5.5.2 Helium gas compressor |
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360 | (6) |
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5.6 Iodine--sulfur process technology for hydrogen production |
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370 | (17) |
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5.6.3 Elemental technologies |
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371 | (1) |
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5.6.4 Industrial material component test |
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372 | (5) |
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5.6.5 Hydrogen production test |
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377 | (2) |
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5.6.6 Improvement of hydrogen production efficiency |
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379 | (4) |
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5.6.7 Component materials |
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383 | (4) |
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5.7 System integration technology for connection of heat application system and high temperature gas-cooled reactor |
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387 | (12) |
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389 | (4) |
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5.7.4 Explosion of combustible gas |
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396 | (1) |
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5.7.5 High temperature isolation valves |
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397 | (2) |
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5.8 Prevention technology for air ingress during a primary pipe rupture accident |
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399 | (22) |
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5.8.2 Prevention technology of air ingress in a reverse U-shaped channel |
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399 | (16) |
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5.8.3 Basic feature of air ingress phenomena during a horizontal pipe break accident |
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415 | (6) |
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5.9 Advanced fuel technology for high bumup |
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421 | (8) |
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5.9.2 Design of high burnup fuel |
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422 | (2) |
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5.9.3 Upgrade technologies for high bumup |
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424 | (5) |
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429 | (1) |
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5.10 Advanced fuel for plutonium burner |
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429 | (8) |
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429 | (1) |
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5.10.2 Fuel fabrication process of Clean Burn |
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430 | (2) |
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432 | (4) |
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5.11 Advanced fuel technology for reduction of high-level radioactive waste |
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437 | (14) |
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5.11.2 Calculation for repository design |
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437 | (4) |
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5.11.3 Evaluation of waste package |
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441 | (4) |
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