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

来源：

NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY | 2008年 / 162卷 / 01期

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