Title of article
Aconceptualdesignstudyofproliferation-resistantPWRfuelusingreprocesseduraniumOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
AkioYamamoto، نويسنده , , YasuhiroKatagiri، نويسنده , , YoshihiroYamane، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
12
From page
649
To page
660
Abstract
Aconceptualdesignstudywascarriedouttoenhanceproliferation-resistantnatureofcurrentlightwaterreactorfuels.Mainfeaturesoftheproliferation-resistantfueldesignareadoptionofalloyinsteadofoxideandutilizationofenrichedreprocesseduranium(∼10wt%235U).Majordimensionsofthefuelassemblywerenotchangedbecauseofthermal-hydraulicconsiderationsandback-fittabilitytocurrentPWRs.Itssmaller238Uinventoryreducesgenerationofplutoniumand236Uinthereprocesseduraniumpromotesgenerationof238Puthathaslargedecayheat.Theassemblycalculationresultsofthefuelindicatedthatthefuelhasgoodproliferation-resistantnatureintheviewpointofdecreasedplutoniumgeneration,worseplutoniumcompositionandincreaseddecayheat.Neutronicanalysesofanequilibriumcoreloadedwiththeproliferation-resistantfuelswerecarriedoutandcalculationresultsindicatethatvariationsofmajorcoresafetyparametersarenotverylarge.Therefore,basicfeasibilityoftheproliferation-resistantfueldesignusingreprocesseduraniumwasconfirmedinthecourseofthisstudy.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894876
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