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Heavy Water Components Test Reactor and the Heavy Water Power Reactor Program (1962)

Few know that the USA had a major program to develop natural uranium-fueled reactors moderated with heavy water (water where the hydrogens have an extra neutron). Since these reactors don't require enrichment, it was thought that they could become cost competitive for commercial power. We were producing 1,000 tons of heavy water per year anyway at the Savannah River Site, and had cut its cost from $70/lb to $28/lb. This newly digitized film from 1962 summarizes the program. This film depicts the growing need for nuclear power and describes the features of heavy water reactors for use in power production. The development program conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission on this reactor concept is described in detail. Design studies performed on promising heavy water reactor concepts established the technical feasibility and economic promise of this concept. A number of research tasks in the fields of fuel design, engineering of low leakage components, studies of heat transfer and the physics of natural uranium heavy water systems were investigated in detail by Dupont and other research contractors to the USAEC. The facilities at the Savannah River Laboratory and at commercial laboratories used in this program are shown. Primary emphasis in the development program was placed on design of an inexpensive natural uranium fuel element for the heavy water reactor. Processes of fuel fabrication of both uranium metal and uranium oxide are described. To verify the results of the fuel development and other engineering programs a test reactor called a Heavy Water Components Test Reactor (HWCTR) was constructed at the Savannah River Plant. The film describes the construction of this reactor and outlines in detail the technical features and capabilities of the HWCTR and its special loop systems in demonstrating the heavy water reactor concept. Produced by the USAEC in July 1962 Digitized by whatisnuclear.com Sponsored by Nuclear Talent Scout https://nucleartalentscout.com Courtesy: National Archives Records Administration Summary page: https://whatisnuclear.com/news/2025-0... Contents: 00:00 Intro to energy demand 02:14 Credits 02:53 AEC Power Demonstration Program 03:50 Heavy Water moderated reactors 04:35 Savannah River Plant 05:37 Savannah River Laboratory 06:08 Heavy water power studies 07:43 Heavy Water Components Test Reactor 08:37 Conceptual Design Studies 10:14 Lattice Physics studies 11:28 Fuel development 14:48 Heat transfer studies 15:58 Construction of HWCTR 18:05 Pump testing 18:40 Reactor vessel 20:18 Reactor core diagrams 22:40 Control rod drives & fuel handling 24:05 Re-entrant coolant test loops 27:03 Main reactor cooling system 28:44 Control room and other areas 29:58 Summary and outro