Preparation of liquid fuel test rig in Halden HBWR

Conference · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:22765199

Kinoshita, M. ^[1]; Chiba, F.; Watanabe, T.; Furukawa, M. ^[1]; Iwashita, T. ^[2]; Furukawa, K. ^[3]; Hartmann, C.; Karlsen, J. M.; Beere, W.; Hansen, J. H.; Minagawa, Y.; McGrath, M. ^[4]

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1. Thorium Tech Solution Inc., Tokyo, 194-0022 (Japan)
2. National Institute for Fusion Science - NIFS, Gifu, 509-5292 (Japan)
3. ES Technology, Kanagawa, 251-0055 (Japan)
4. Institute for Energy Technology, Kjeller, NO-20277 (Norway)

Introduction of liquid nuclear fuel may open a way to develop new ideas for fuel engineers. The first action is a small step to develop bottle-shaped devices which encapsulate liquid fuels and enable safe irradiation in Halden Heavy Water Boiling Reactor (HBWR). Thermo-hydrodynamics 3D code calculations were made to evaluate heat removal performance of the device by natural convection. Preparation of mock-up testing and consideration of safety issues to use liquid fuel in water reactor are presented. (authors)

• Research Organization: American Nuclear Society - ANS, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22765199
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
42 ENGINEERING
AFTER-HEAT REMOVAL
HEAT
HYDRODYNAMICS
IRRADIATION
LIQUID FUELS
NATURAL CONVECTION
NUCLEAR FUELS
SAFETY
TESTING
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS