Design and safety studies of an EFIT core with cermet fuel

X.-N. Chen; W. Maschek; P. Liu; A. Rineiski; Sh. Wang; C. Matzerath Boccaccini; Vitaly Sobolev; G. Rimpault; Didier De Bruyn

Design and safety studies of an EFIT core with cermet fuel

X.-N. Chen, W. Maschek, P. Liu, A. Rineiski, Sh. Wang, C. Matzerath Boccaccini, Vitaly Sobolev, G. Rimpault, Didier De Bruyn

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Abstract

The Pu/MA ratio determines the transmutation rate and the burn-up characteristics. The initial reference value is taken as Pu/MA = 46/54 at%. Then it is reduced down to 35/65 at% for optimizing the reactivity swing and the MA transmutation efficiency. The effect of reduced Pu/MA ratio on the reactivity needs to be compensated by increasing the fuel volume fraction, which can be realized by reducing the pin number per SA and increasing the pin diameter. It is shown that the original coolant/clad thermal hydraulic conditions can be preserved, as the pin number is reduced and the fuel volume is increased. A good transmutation efficiency and an almost zero reactivity swing have been achieved by a 61-pin arrangement with Pu/MA = 35/65 at%.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Technology and components of accelerator-driven systems
Place of Publication	Paris, France
Pages	375-383
State	Published - Jun 2011
Event	Technology and components of accelerator-driven systems (TCADS-1) - Karlsruhe Duration: 15 Mar 2010 → 15 Mar 2010

Conference

Conference	Technology and components of accelerator-driven systems (TCADS-1)
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Karlsruhe
Period	2010-03-15 → 2010-03-15

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