Fast reactor physics

Mikityuk, K.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26542-1_33

Fast reactor physics

Citation

Mikityuk, K. (2016). Fast reactor physics. In J. P. Revol, M. Bourquin, Y. Kadi, E. Lillestol, J. C. de Mestral, & K. Samec (Eds.), Thorium energy for the world. Proceedings of the ThEC13 conference, CERN, globe of science and innovation, Geneva, Switzerland, October 27-31, 2013 (pp. 215-221). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26542-1_33

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A very simplified model is used to simulate the equilibrium fuel cycle in a sodium-cooled fast reactor, considering (for the sake of comparison) two feed fuels: natural uranium and natural thorium, assuming recycling of all actinides under conditions of constant power density and constant fuel mass. The balance of reaction rates, equilibrium fuel composition, neutron balance, main safety parameters, as well as radiotoxicity and decay heat level of the equilibrium fuel are presented. The paper is a shortened version of the lecture given at FJOH’2013 summer school (Mikityuk, Equilibrium closed fuel cycle, 2013, [1]).

Details

Publication Type: Proceedings Paper
Title: Fast reactor physics
Author(s): Mikityuk, K. (4105 Schnellereaktoren)
Conference Proceedings: Thorium energy for the world. Proceedings of the ThEC13 conference, CERN, globe of science and innovation, Geneva, Switzerland, October 27-31, 2013
Editor(s): Revol, Jean-Pierre (editor)
Bourquin, Maurice (editor)
Kadi, Yacine (editor)
Lillestol, Egil (editor)
de Mestral, Jean-Christophe (editor)
Samec, Karel (editor)
Publisher: Springer
Publication Place: Cham
Start Page: 215
End Page: 221
Publication Year: 2016
Conference: ThEC13 conference
Conference Place: Geneva
Conference Date: October 27-31, 2013
Collection: PSI Publications