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Transmutation of am...
Transmutation of americium in a large sized sodium-cooled fast reactor loaded with nitride fuel
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- Zhang, Youpeng (author)
- KTH,Reaktorfysik
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- Wallenius, Janne (author)
- KTH,Reaktorfysik
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- Jolkkonen, Mikael (author)
- KTH,Reaktorfysik
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- Elsevier BV, 2013
- 2013
- English.
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In: Annals of Nuclear Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0306-4549 .- 1873-2100. ; 53, s. 26-34
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- We have performed the transient analysis of a large sized sodium-cooled reactor loaded with nitride fuel modified by different fractions of americium. Unprotected loss-of-offsite power, unprotected loss-of-flow and unprotected transient-over-power accidents were considered as the postulated transient and simulated with the SAS4A/SASSYS code based on the geometrical model of a BN1200 type sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) with the rated power of 2900 MWth. Safety parameters used in the transient simulation model were obtained from the SERPENT Monte Carlo calculations. If 100 K margin to fuel melting was maintained, 2 wt.% and 6 wt.% Am content could be permitted for the nitride fuel loaded BN1200 operating with the maximum linear power rating of 37 kW/m and 33 kW/m respectively, providing Am transmutation rates of 3.9 kg/TW h(th) and 13.7 kg/TW h(th). These transmutation rates are more than 6 times higher than the ones previously reported for oxide fuel loaded BN600 operating with the maximum linear power ratings of 37 kW/m and metallic fuel loaded Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) operating with the maximum linear power rating of 33 kW/m respectively, being their reference cases with permitting 1 wt.% Am content.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- BN1200
- Nitride fuel
- Americium transmutation
- Transient analysis
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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