Title of article
PBMRdesignforthefutureOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
A.Koster، نويسنده , , H.D.Matzner، نويسنده , , D.R.Nicholsi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
15
From page
231
To page
245
Abstract
ThePebbleBedModularReactor(PBMR)beingdevelopedbyEskomandpartnersinSouthAfrica,hasbeenunderdevelopmentsince1994.Intheprocess,itwasfoundnecessarytoincreasetheunitpowerinordertostaywithinthecommercialtargetssetfortheproject.Thiswasdoneinsuccessivestepswherebythebasicinherentsafetycharacteristicswerealwayskeptuppermostinmind.TheconceptualdesignhasmovedfromacopyoftheHTR-ModuldevelopedinGermanytoadirectgascycledesignutilisingtheBraytoncycle.Intheprocessofupgradingtheoutputpower,thedesignfirstadoptedanannularcorewithadynamiccentrecolumn,whichwasrecentlyreplacedbyasolidcentrereflector.Thisdesignchangeallowsathermalreactorpowerof400MWandkeepstheoperatingfueltemperaturebelow1130°Cforlowfissionproductcontaminationoftheturbines.Atthesametime,thegeometryofthecorestructureswaskeptsuchthatpassivecoolingtotheenvironmentkeepsmaximumfueltemperaturesoftheTRISO-coatedparticlefuelwithinthesafelimitsasprovenwithpredecessorreactorsliketheAVR.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894541
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