TY - GEN
T1 - Flexible conversion ratio lead cooled reactor design
AU - Shwageraus, Eugene
AU - Hejzlar, Pavel
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - This paper presents the neutronic design of a lead cooled fast reactor with flexible conversion ratio. The main objective of the design is to accommodate interchangeably within the same reactor core a wide range of transuranic actinides management strategies: from pure burning to self-sustainable breeding. Two, the most limiting, core design options with unity and zero conversion ratios are described. Neutronic feasibility of both designs was demonstrated through calculation of reactivity control and fuel loading requirements, fluence limits, power peaking factors, and reactivity feedback coefficients.
AB - This paper presents the neutronic design of a lead cooled fast reactor with flexible conversion ratio. The main objective of the design is to accommodate interchangeably within the same reactor core a wide range of transuranic actinides management strategies: from pure burning to self-sustainable breeding. Two, the most limiting, core design options with unity and zero conversion ratios are described. Neutronic feasibility of both designs was demonstrated through calculation of reactivity control and fuel loading requirements, fluence limits, power peaking factors, and reactivity feedback coefficients.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79953839421
SN - 9781617821219
T3 - International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
SP - 2427
EP - 2434
BT - International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
PB - Paul Scherrer Institut
T2 - International Conference on the Physics of Reactors 2008, PHYSOR 08
Y2 - 14 September 2008 through 19 September 2008
ER -