Title of article
Conceptofinnovativewaterreactorforflexiblefuelcycle(FLWR)OriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
T.Iwamura، نويسنده , , S.Uchikawa، نويسنده , , T.Okubo، نويسنده , , T.Kugo، نويسنده , , H.Akie، نويسنده , , Y.Nakano، نويسنده , , T.Nakatsuka، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages
7
From page
1599
To page
1605
Abstract
Inordertoensuresustainableenergysupplyinthefuturebasedonthematuredlightwaterreactor(LWR)andcomingmixedoxide(MOX)-LWRtechnologies,aconceptofinnovativewaterreactorforflexiblefuelcycle(FLWR)hasbeeninvestigatedinJapanAtomicEnergyResearchAgency(JAEA).Theconceptconsistsoftwopartsinthechronologicalsequence.Thefirstpartrealizesahighconversiontypecoreconcept,whichisbasicallyintendedtokeepthesmoothtechnicalcontinuityfromcurrentLWRandcomingMOX-LWRtechnologieswithoutsignificanttechnicalgaps.Thesecondpartrepresentsthereduced-moderationwaterreactor(RMWR)coreconcept,whichrealizesahighconversionratioover1.0beingusefulforthelong-termsustainableenergysupplythroughplutoniummultiplerecyclingbasedonthewell-developedLWRtechnologies.Thekeypointisthatthetwocoreconceptsutilizethecompatibleandthesamesizefuelassemblies,andhence,theformerconceptcanproceedtothelatterinthesamereactorsystem,basedflexiblyonthefuturefuelcyclecircumstancesduringthereactoroperationperiodaround60years.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2006
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
896110
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