Title of article
ApreliminarydesignstudyfortheHYPERsystemOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
WonSPark، نويسنده , , TaeYSong، نويسنده , , ByoungOLee، نويسنده , , ChangKPark، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
17
From page
207
To page
223
Abstract
Inordertotransmutethelong-livedradioactivenuclidessuchastransuranics(TRU),Tc-99,andI-129inLWRspentfuel,apreliminaryconceptualdesignstudyhasbeenperformedforanacceleratordrivensubcriticalreactorsystem,calledHYPER(HYbridPowerExtractionReactor).ThecorehasahybridneutronenergyspectrumwhichincludesfastandthermalneutronsforthetransmutationofTRUandfissionproducts,respectively.TRUareloadedintotheHYPERcoreinaTRU–Zrmetalformbecauseametaltypefuelhasverygoodcompatibilitywiththepyro-chemicalprocesswhichretainstheself-protectionoftransuranicsatalltimes.Ontheotherhand,Tc-99andI-129areloadedaspuretechnetiummetalandsodiumiodide,respectively.Pb–BiischosenasaprimarycoolantbecausePb–Bicanprovideagoodspallationtargetandproduceaveryhardneutronenergyspectrum.Asresults,theHYPERsystemdoesnotneedanyindependentspallationtargetsystem.9Cr–2WVTaisusedasawindowmaterialbecausethisadvancedferritic/martensiticsteelisknowntohaveagoodperformanceinthehighlycorrosiveandradiativeenvironment.ThesupportratiosoftheHYPERsystemareabout4–5forTRU,Tc-99,andI-129.Therefore,aradiologicallycleannuclearpower,i.e.zeronetproductionofTRU,Tc-99andI-129canbeachievedbycombining4–5LWRswithoneHYPERsystem.Inaddition,theHYPERsystem,havinggoodproliferationresistanceandhighnuclearwastetransmutationcapability,isbelievedtoprovideabreakthroughtothespentfuelproblemsthenuclearindustryisfacingwith.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
894487
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