NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 12, 120603(2024)

Nuclear safety analysis of molten salt reactor criticality with changes in 7Li abundance

Zhen YANG1,2,3, Zhimin DAI1、*, Yang ZOU1, and Yongkui YAO3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3North-Western China Regional Office of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Inspection, National Nuclear Safety Administration, Lanzhou 730020, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Layout of MSRE core cross-section (black is graphite rod)
    Diagram of cross section dimensions of porous channel core
    Flowchart of critical calculation iteration
    Relationship between the keff and the abundance of 7Li
    • Table 1. MSRE fuel salt nuclide ratio and code

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      Table 1. MSRE fuel salt nuclide ratio and code

      核素 Nuclide配比 Proportion核子数 Nucleon number
      F1.468 019
      Li0.650 06, 7
      Be0.291 09
      90Zr0.026 190
      91Zr0.005 691
      92Zr0.008 592
      94Zr0.008 494
      96Zr0.001 396
      235U0.001 8235
      238U0.007 2238
    • Table 2. keff with 100% abundance of 7Li

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      Table 2. keff with 100% abundance of 7Li

      项目 Items数值 Value
      迭代次数 Iterations0
      迭代系数 Iterative parameter1.000 0
      堆芯高度 Core height / m1.630 0
      堆芯半径 Core radius / m1.000 0
      孔道半径 Channel radius / m0.033 7
      栅格半宽 Grid half width / m0.046 7
      窗格半宽 Window half width / m0.700 0
      燃料盐体积 Fuel volume / m31.30
      燃料盐质量 Fuel mass / t2.94
      总铀质量 Uranium mass / kg150
      keff1.075
      标准差Standard deviation0.001 02
    • Table 3. keff with 90% abundance of 7Li

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      Table 3. keff with 90% abundance of 7Li

      项目 Items数值 Value
      迭代次数 Iterations0
      7Li丰度 Abundance of 7Li / %90
      7Li配比 Proportion of 7Li0.585 0
      6Li配比 Proportion of 6Li0.065 0
      keff0.074
      标准差Standard deviation0.000 07
    • Table 4. keff with different abundances of 7Li

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      Table 4. keff with different abundances of 7Li

      迭代次数 Iterations迭代系数 Iterative parameter7Li丰度Abundance of 7Li / %7Li配比 Proportion of 7Li6Li配比 Proportion of 6Likeff标准差Standard deviation
      10.962 00096.200 00.625 2000.024 8000.1200.000 12
      20.985 41098.541 00.640 5000.009 5000.2030.000 21
      30.994 43099.443 00.646 4000.003 6000.3440.000 42
      40.997 87099.787 00.648 6000.001 4000.5710.000 65
      50.999 19099.919 00.649 5000.000 5000.8000.000 88
      60.999 69099.969 00.649 8000.000 2000.9480.001 00
      70.999 88099.988 00.649 9200.000 0771.0220.000 98
      80.999 81099.981 00.649 8800.000 1250.9920.001 04
      90.999 85099.985 00.649 9300.000 0951.0090.000 97
      100.999 84099.984 00.649 8900.000 1071.0040.001 00
      110.999 82599.982 50.649 8860.000 1140.9990.001 00
      120.999 83299.983 20.649 8910.000 1091.0010.001 00
      130.999 82999.982 90.649 9990.000 1111.0000.001 00
    • Table 5. The relationship between abundance variation of 7Li and reactivity coefficien

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      Table 5. The relationship between abundance variation of 7Li and reactivity coefficien

      7Li丰度区间

      Abundance range of 7Li

      7Li丰度变化 / 0.01%

      Abundance change value of 7Li / 0.01%

      反应性变化值 / 10-5

      Reactivity change value of 7Li / 10-5

      平均7Li丰度变化0.01%的反应性变化值 / 10-5

      Reactivity change value corresponding to an average 7Li abundance change of 0.01% / 10-5

      计算不确定度

      Calculate uncertainty / %

      0.900 000~0.960 000618.0051 981840.02
      0.962 000~0.985 000236.0833 6821430.03
      0.985 000~0.994 00090.1820 2252240.06
      0.994 000~0.998 00034.4511 5783360.11
      0.998 000~0.999 00013.165 0213820.15
      0.999 200~0.999 7005.031 9553890.19
      0.999 700~0.999 8001.194653920.20
      0.999 810~0.999 8300.17754340.20
      0.999 825~0.999 8280.03135150.20
      0.999 828~0.999 8360.08394710.20
      0.999 800~0.999 9000.451683700.20
      0.999 900~1.000 0001.194864100.20
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    Zhen YANG, Zhimin DAI, Yang ZOU, Yongkui YAO. Nuclear safety analysis of molten salt reactor criticality with changes in 7Li abundance[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(12): 120603

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    Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    Received: Jul. 15, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: DAI Zhimin (DAIZhimin)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.120603

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