High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 34, Issue 12, 126001(2022)

Influence of different types of nuclear fuel on burnup performance of heat pipe cooled reactor

Kaiwen Qin1, Bo Yang1,2、*, Ziming Wang1, Yunchen Qian1, Haojie Liu1, and Yibao Liu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Nuclear Science and Technology, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Geometries of INL Design A by RMC
    Core keff of different nuclear fuel varies with burnup depth
    Core keff change with rotation of control drum
    Reactor core burnup of different power
    Reactor core burnup without 241Pu at different powers
    Burnup chain of U-Pu cycle
    • Table 1. Calculation results of effective increment coefficient keff

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      Table 1. Calculation results of effective increment coefficient keff

      control conditioncalculated value of keff in this paper calculated value of keff of INL difference of keff /10−5
      all poisons out1.028 82±0.000 331.028 2557
      control drums rotation 180°0.950 98±0.000 330.950 4256
      annular shutdown rod in0.945 89±0.000 330.945 5534
      solid shutdown in0.959 30±0.000 340.959 33−3
      all poisons in0.845 04±0.000 330.845 94−90
    • Table 2. Plutonium composition in a typical PWR spent fuel

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      Table 2. Plutonium composition in a typical PWR spent fuel

      plutonium isotopemass fraction/%
      238Pu 2.332
      239Pu 56.873
      240Pu 26.997
      241Pu 6.105
      242Pu 7.693
    • Table 3. Pu isotope analysis of reactor fuel at different power levels

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      Table 3. Pu isotope analysis of reactor fuel at different power levels

      nuclidequantity of fissile nuclides and fissionable nuclides/kgdifference/kg
      at 5 MWat 200 MW
      238Pu 8.31910.4222.103
      239Pu 311.710311.134−0.576
      240Pu 137.792138.6760.884
      241Pu 3.53329.83526.302
      242Pu 37.12937.4470.318
    • Table 4. Spent fuel analysis of reactor at different power levels

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      Table 4. Spent fuel analysis of reactor at different power levels

      spent nuclear fuelnuclidehalf-life/aquantity of fissile nuclides and fissionable nuclides/kgdifference/kg
      at 5 MWat 200 MW
      MAs237Np 2.14×1062.710.712
      241Am 432.227.462.1525.31
      243Am 7 3801.801.720.08
      243Cm 8 5003.72×10−403.72×10−4
      244Cm 18.10.080.14−0.06
      245Cm 28.55.43×10−44.25×10−41.18×10−4
      LLFPs99Tc 2.11×1052.702.700
      129I 1.27×1070.610.62−0.01
      135Cs 2.30×1063.914.34−0.43
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    Kaiwen Qin, Bo Yang, Ziming Wang, Yunchen Qian, Haojie Liu, Yibao Liu. Influence of different types of nuclear fuel on burnup performance of heat pipe cooled reactor[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(12): 126001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Nuclear Science and Engineering

    Received: May. 16, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 10, 2022

    The Author Email: Yang Bo (Boyang@ecut.edu.cn), Liu Yibao (ybliu@ecut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202234.220156

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