Title of article
SpectrumshiftingasamechanismtoimproveperformanceofVHTRswithadvancedactinidefuelsOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
PavelV.Tsvetkov، نويسنده , , DavidE.AmesII، نويسنده , , AyodejiB.Alajo، نويسنده , , TomG.LewisIII، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
7
From page
1958
To page
1964
Abstract
ReprocessingofspentLWRfuelisanintrinsicpartoftheclosedfuelcycle.Whilecurrenttechnologiestreatrecoveredminoractinidesashighlevelwastes,theprimaryobjectiveofoneoftheU.S.DOENuclearEnergyResearchInitiative(NERI)projectsistoassessthepossibility,advantagesandlimitationsofdesigningasingle-batch(no-refueling)veryhightemperaturereactor(VHTR)configurationthatutilizestransuranicnuclides(TRU)asafuelcomponent.SincebothVHTRcoredesignconcepts,pebblebedandprismaticblockassembly,permitflexibilityincomponentconfiguration,fuelutilizationandmanagement,itispossibletoimprovefissilepropertiesbyneutronspectrumshiftingthroughconfigurationadjustments.ThepresentedanalysisisfocusedontheTRU-impactonthesingle-batchmode(no-refueling)VHTRcorelifetime.Asaresultoftheanalysis,promisingperformancecharacteristicshavebeendemonstrated.TheTRU-coreconfigurationsareexpectedtobesuitableforlong-termautonomousoperationwithoutintermediaterefueling.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
895150
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