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
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
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
