Design and optimization study of 10,000 MW(e) very large fast reactor core
To answer the increasing demand for electric power in Japan, very large fast reactors of 10,000 MW(e) unit capacity are expected to make their appearance in due course. The method and results of a design study on a 10,000 MW(e) Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor are described. First, a reference design was obtained for this unprecedented capacity by extrapolating the various characteristics of a 1,000 MW(e) LMFBR. It was found that reactivity increase could be reduced to about 64 when seven subassemblies were voided in the central part of the core, and that the increase of reactivity and the decrease of breeding ratio with time were rather large for the initial loading core. A design optimization procedure was developed based on a complex method of nonlinear programming, amd the method was applied to the very large fast reactor. The process resulted in a relatively large core height and fuel pin diameter, while the power cost was improved due to enhanced breeding gain. The fuel center temperature and the coolant velocity were found close to the upper boundaries of their prescribed ranges. These results concurred qualitatively with calculations using more straightforward optimization techniques. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-023515
- OSTI ID:
- 4336039
- Journal Information:
- J. Nucl. Sci. Technol. (Tokyo), v. 10, no. 10, pp. 607-618, Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-74; Bib. Info. Source: JA (JA)
- Country of Publication:
- Japan
- Language:
- English
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