FEASIBILITY OF A LIQUID PHASE CHEMONUCLEAR OZONE PROCESS

S>A plant design for the production of ozone using fission fragments was established to study the feasibility of such production. The ozone production rate was estimated to be G = 15, a reactor with liquid oxygen as moderator and allowing boiling of the oxygen-ozone mixture was chosen, and the ozone production rate of the plant was set at 130 tons/day. Possible fuel shapes are described, and some of the core parameter study results are given. Various aspects of the chemical process system are discussed. The total plant investment cost is estimated to be approximates 0 million, 90% of which is attributed to the nitrogen refrigeration system. This results in a production cost of approximates 50C/ lb for pure liquid ozone. The large capital investment of the refrigeration compressors will have to be reduced for lower ozone costs. (D.L.C.