The United States Department of Energy, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) Direct Energy Conversion project has as its goal the development of direct energy conversion (DEC) processes suitable for commercial development. DEC is defined as any fission process that returns usable energy with no intermediate thermal process. This project includes the study of the fission electric cell (FEC). In the FEC, fission fragments exit the fuel element cathode and are collected by the cell anode. Previous work [1] has shown the potential of FECs, with theoretical efficiencies up to 60%. Inspection of this work indicates the need for additional system modeling prior to any conclusions regarding the final FEC reactor configuration. This paper builds on the previous work and outlines the development of models to facilitate design decisions. The models address criticality, design life, reactor configuration, and current-voltage characteristics. In addition, this paper proposes future work to complete the design model.
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10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
April 14–18, 2002
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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0-7918-3598-7
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Conceptual Analysis of the Power Production of Fission Electric Cell Reactors
Donald King,
Donald King
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Gary Rochau,
Gary Rochau
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Charles Morrow,
Charles Morrow
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Jamie Cash,
Jamie Cash
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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David Seidel,
David Seidel
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Stephen Slutz
Stephen Slutz
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Donald King
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Gary Rochau
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Charles Morrow
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Jamie Cash
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
David Seidel
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Stephen Slutz
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Paper No:
ICONE10-22535, pp. 125-132; 8 pages
Published Online:
March 4, 2009
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King, D, Rochau, G, Morrow, C, Cash, J, Seidel, D, & Slutz, S. "Conceptual Analysis of the Power Production of Fission Electric Cell Reactors." Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 4. Arlington, Virginia, USA. April 14–18, 2002. pp. 125-132. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22535
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