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Thermal Energetic Reactor with High Reproduction of Fission Materials
Author
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Existing thermal reactors are energy production scale limited because of low portion of raw uranium usage.
Fast reactors are limited by reprocessing need of huge mass of raw uranium at the initial stage of development.
The possibility of development of thermal reactors with high fission materials reproduction, which solves the problem, is discussed here.
Neutron losses are decreased, uranium-thorium fuel with artificial fission materials equilibrium regime is used, additional in-core and out-core neutron sources are used for supplying of high fission materials reproduction.
Liquid salt reactors can use dynamic loading regime for this purpose.
Preferable construction is channel type reactor with heavy water moderator.
Good materials for fuel element shells and channel walls are zirconium alloys enriched by 90Zr.
Water cooled reactors with usage 12% of raw uranium and liquid metal cooled reactors with usage 25% of raw uranium are discussed.
Reactors with additional neutron sources obtain full usage of raw uranium with small additional energy expenses.
On the base of thermal reactors with high fission materials reproduction world atomic power engineering development supplying higher power and requiring smaller speed of raw uranium mining, than in the variant with fast reactors, is possible.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kotov, Vladimir M.. 2012. Thermal Energetic Reactor with High Reproduction of Fission Materials. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kotov, Vladimir M.. Thermal Energetic Reactor with High Reproduction of Fission Materials. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kotov, Vladimir M.. Thermal Energetic Reactor with High Reproduction of Fission Materials. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479370