Criticality and burn up evolutions of the Fixed Bed Nuclear Reactor with alternative fuels

Sahin S., Sahin H. M., ACIR A.

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, cilt.51, sa.9, ss.1781-1787, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.12.044
  • Dergi Adı: ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1781-1787
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fixed Bed Nuclear Reactor, Thorium, Minor actinides, Plutonium
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Time evolution of criticality and burn-up grades of the Fixed Bed Nuclear Reactor (FBNR) are investigated for alternative fuels. These are: (1) low enriched uranium, (2) weapon grade plutonium, (3) reactor grade plutonium, and (4) minor actinides in the spent fuel of light water reactors (LWRs). The criticality calculations are conducted with SCALE 5.1 using S(8)-P(3) approximation in 238 neutron energy groups with 90 groups in thermal energy region.