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Natura executes an OTA with the DOE
Progress in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program continues as Natura Resources has executed an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the DOE for the company’s Molten Salt Research Reactor being pursued in close collaboration with Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Texas. Reactor projects participating in the program would progress through DOE authorization and oversight rather than Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing.
Ph. Bergeonneau, M. Vanier, M. Favet, J. De Antoni, K. Essig, J. P. Adam
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 106 | Number 1 | September 1990 | Pages 69-74
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A23759
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The dynamic behavior of the Superphénix core was tested during commissioning of the plant. From comparison of experimental and calculated results, it was concluded that the time-dependent parameters agree quite well. The comparison is based on DYN system code calculations and on tests performed at zero power (reactivity step leading to a self-stabilization) and at power (steps on reactivity, primary flow, and secondary flow). These tests checked the behavior of the nuclear steam supply system.
