Title of article :
Aconceptualdesignstudyofproliferation-resistantPWRfuelusingreprocesseduraniumOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors :
AkioYamamoto، نويسنده , , YasuhiroKatagiri، نويسنده , , YoshihiroYamane، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
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
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
