Study of weight of fast reactor power system for deep sea research

not registered; Haga, Kazuo

Fast reactor power systems for deep sea research were studied to some types of usage. Two concepts were figured out to power sources for an uninhibited base (water level 8,020 m, 10kWe) and for a 10 km class research submersible (20 kWe), which are expected to be required in near future. Whereas the power conversion system of the uninhibited base adopted thermoelectric cells and a closed Brayton cycle, that of the submersible used a closed Brayton cycle. It is favorable that the power system for deep sea research is as light as possible. The calculated weight of these power sources showed that the total value including a a pressure shell container will be less than an objected value of 10 tons even in the 10 km class research submersible.