Reduction of the sodium-void coefficient of reactivity by using a technetium layer
Abstract
Analyses were performed using the US Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor (ALMR) core design to determine the feasibility of using it as an {sup 99}Tc burner while reducing the sodium-void coefficient. A layer of {sup 99}Tc of variable thickness was inserted around the core midplane in Rows 2 through 5 and all blanket assemblies were replaced with fuel assemblies. The results indicate that a core with a 34-cm-thick layer in Rows 2 through 5 has the optimum characteristics of sodium-void coefficient, {sup 99}Tc destruction rate, and fuel enrichment.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10171782
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SA-1793; CONF-9309151-5
ON: DE93016827; TRN: 93:017851
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Global `93: international conference and technology exhibition,Seattle, WA (United States),12-17 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; VOID COEFFICIENT; NUCLEAR FUELS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; TECHNETIUM 99; REACTOR CORES; 210500; 220600; POWER REACTORS, BREEDING; RESEARCH, TEST, TRAINING, PRODUCTION, IRRADIATION, MATERIALS TESTING REACTORS
Citation Formats
Kessler, S F. Reduction of the sodium-void coefficient of reactivity by using a technetium layer. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Kessler, S F. Reduction of the sodium-void coefficient of reactivity by using a technetium layer. United States.
Kessler, S F. 1993.
"Reduction of the sodium-void coefficient of reactivity by using a technetium layer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10171782.
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author = {Kessler, S F},
abstractNote = {Analyses were performed using the US Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor (ALMR) core design to determine the feasibility of using it as an {sup 99}Tc burner while reducing the sodium-void coefficient. A layer of {sup 99}Tc of variable thickness was inserted around the core midplane in Rows 2 through 5 and all blanket assemblies were replaced with fuel assemblies. The results indicate that a core with a 34-cm-thick layer in Rows 2 through 5 has the optimum characteristics of sodium-void coefficient, {sup 99}Tc destruction rate, and fuel enrichment.},
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year = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
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