A TRU-Zr metal-fuel sodium-cooled fast subcritical advanced burner reactor

被引:41
作者
Stacey, W. M. [1 ]
Van Rooijen, W. [1 ]
Bates, T. [1 ]
Colvin, E. [1 ]
Dion, J. [1 ]
Feener, J. [1 ]
Gayton, E. [1 ]
Gibbs, D. [1 ]
Grennor, C. [1 ]
Head, J. [1 ]
Hope, F. [1 ]
Ireland, J. [1 ]
Johnson, A. [1 ]
Jones, B. [1 ]
Mejias, N. [1 ]
Myers, C. [1 ]
Schmitz, A. [1 ]
Sommer, C. [1 ]
Sumner, T. [1 ]
Tschaepe, L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Nucl & Radiol Engn Program, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
关键词
advanced burner reactor; transmutation fuel cycle; sodium fast reactor;
D O I
10.13182/NT08-A3933
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
The design concept of a subcritical advanced burner reactor (SABR) is described SABR is fueled with transuranics (TRUs) discharged from thermal reactors cast into a TRU-Zr metal fuel pin and is cooled with sodium. The reactor operates subcritical to achieve a deep-burn four-batch fuel cycle that fissions 25% of the TRU in an 8.2-yr residence time, limited by radiation damage accumulation (200 displacements per atom) in the oxygen dispersion strengthened clad and structure. The annual TRU fission rate in SABR [3000 MW(thermal)] is comparable to the annual TRU discharge of three to five 1000-MW(electric) light water reactors, depending on the plant capacity factor of SABR. A tokamak D-T fusion neutron source based on physics and technology that will be demonstrated in ITER supports the subcritical operation.
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页数:27
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