NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 8, 080606(2024)

Criticality safety analysis of nuclear fuel storage of molten salt reactor

Zhen YANG1,2,3, Zhimin DAI1、*, Zhangzhong YANG3, and Yang ZOU1
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 Saftety Inspection, National Nuclear Safety Administration, Lanzhou 730020, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Diagram of cylindrical fuel salt
    Trend of the relationship between the quality of cylindrical fuel salt and keff in a dry environment
    Trend of the relationship between the quality of cylindrical fuel salt and keff in a flooded environment
    Trend of the relationship between the quality of spheroidal fuel salt and keff in a flooded environment
    • Table 1. MSRE fuel salt nuclide ratio

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      Table 1. MSRE fuel salt nuclide ratio

      核素 NuclideFLiBeZrU235U238U
      配比 Proportion1.4680.650.2910.050.0090.001 818 330.007 181 66
      原子量 Atomic weight18.9987.0169.01291.224237.394235.044238.051
      核子密度 Nuclear density / m-34.785×10282.12×10289.49×10271.63×10272.93×10266.59×10252.28×1026
    • Table 2. The effect of container wall on effective proliferation coefficient

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      Table 2. The effect of container wall on effective proliferation coefficient

      条件差异 Conditional differences无水淹 No flooding水淹 Flooding
      考虑容器壁 Consider container walls0.668 89(±0.000 59)0.706 13(±0.000 62)
      不考虑容器壁 Not considering container walls0.593 31(±0.000 52)0.887 46(±0.000 78)
    • Table 3. MSRE fuel salt nuclide ratio and code

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      Table 3. MSRE fuel salt nuclide ratio and code

      核素 NuclideFLiBe90Zr91Zr92Zr94Zr96Zr235U238U
      配比 Proportion1.4680.650.2910.026 10.005 60.008 50.008 40.001 30.001 80.007 2
      核子数 Nucleon number19799091929496235238
    • Table 4. Nuclide ratio and code of water

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      Table 4. Nuclide ratio and code of water

      核素 NuclideHO
      配比 Proportion-0.111 894-0.888 106
      核子数 Nucleon number116
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    Zhen YANG, Zhimin DAI, Zhangzhong YANG, Yang ZOU. Criticality safety analysis of nuclear fuel storage of molten salt reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(8): 080606

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    Category: NUCLEAR ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

    Received: Apr. 15, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 23, 2024

    The Author Email: DAI Zhimin (戴志敏)

    DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.080606

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