Study of Thorium Fuel Cycles for Light Water Reactor VBER-150
Joint Authors
García Hernández, Carlos Rafael
Rodríguez García, Lorena Pilar
Salomón Llanes, Jesús
Milian Lorenzo, Daniel Evelio
Brayner de Oliveira Lira, Carlos Alberto
Cadavid Rodríguez, Manuel
Milian Pérez, Daniel
Source
International Journal of Nuclear Energy
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The main objective of this paper is to examine the use of thorium-based fuel cycle for the transportable reactors or transportable nuclear power plants (TNPP) VBER-150 concept, in particular the neutronic behavior.
The thorium-based fuel cycles included Th232+Pu239, Th232+U233, and Th232+U and the standard design fuel UOX.
Parameters related to the neutronic behavior such as burnup, nuclear fuel breeding, MA stockpile, and Pu isotopes production (among others) were used to compare the fuel cycles.
The Pu transmutation rate and accumulation of Pu with MA in the spent fuel were compared mutually and with an UOX open cycle.
The Th232+U233 fuel cycle proved to be the best cycle for minimizing the production of Pu and MA.
The neutronic calculations have been performed with the well-known MCNPX computational code, which was verified for this type of fuel performing calculation of the IAEA benchmark announced by IAEA-TECDOC-1349.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Milian Lorenzo, Daniel Evelio& Milian Pérez, Daniel& Rodríguez García, Lorena Pilar& Salomón Llanes, Jesús& Brayner de Oliveira Lira, Carlos Alberto& Cadavid Rodríguez, Manuel…[et al.]. 2013. Study of Thorium Fuel Cycles for Light Water Reactor VBER-150. International Journal of Nuclear Energy،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475903
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Milian Lorenzo, Daniel Evelio…[et al.]. Study of Thorium Fuel Cycles for Light Water Reactor VBER-150. International Journal of Nuclear Energy No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475903
American Medical Association (AMA)
Milian Lorenzo, Daniel Evelio& Milian Pérez, Daniel& Rodríguez García, Lorena Pilar& Salomón Llanes, Jesús& Brayner de Oliveira Lira, Carlos Alberto& Cadavid Rodríguez, Manuel…[et al.]. Study of Thorium Fuel Cycles for Light Water Reactor VBER-150. International Journal of Nuclear Energy. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475903
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475903
