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Development of core design technology for LMR

Abstract

For the development of KALIMER (150 MWe) core conceptual design, design evolution and optimization for improved economics and safety enhancement was performed in the uranium metallic fueled equilibrium core design which uses U-Zr binary fuel not in excess of 20 percent enrichment. Utilizing results of the uranium ,metallic fueled core design, the breeder equilibrium core design with breeding ratio being over 1.1 was developed. In addition, utilizing LMR's excellent neutron economy, various core concepts for minor actinide burnup, inherent safety, economics and non-proliferation were realized and its optimization studies were performed. A code system for the LMR core conceptual design has been established through the implementation of needed functions into the existing codes and development of codes. To improve the accuracy of the core design, a multi-dimensional nodal transport code SOLTRAN, a three-dimensional transient code analysis code STEP, MATRA-LMR and ASSY-P for T/H analysis are under development. Through the automation of design calculations for efficient core design, an input generator and several interface codes have been developed. (author)
Publication Date:
May 01, 2000
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
KAERI/RR-2027/99
Reference Number:
EDB-00:115412
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 199 refs., 81 tabs., 122 figs; PBD: May 2000
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; A CODES; COMPUTER CODES; DATA TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT INTERFACES; FAST NEUTRONS; FAST REACTORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL SYSTEMS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; M CODES; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; NODAL EXPANSION METHOD; PROLIFERATION; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR SAFETY; S CODES; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
OSTI ID:
20101239
Research Organizations:
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)
Country of Origin:
Korea, Republic of
Language:
Korean
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: KR0000207047835
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
KRN
Size:
345 pages
Announcement Date:
Dec 20, 2000

Citation Formats

Kim, Young Jin, In, Kim Young, Kim, Young Il, Kim, Y G, Kim, S J, Song, H, Kim, T K, Kim, W S, Hwang, W, Lee, B O, Park, C K, Joo, H K, Yoo, J W, Kang, H Y, and Park, W S. Development of core design technology for LMR. Korea, Republic of: N. p., 2000. Web.
Kim, Young Jin, In, Kim Young, Kim, Young Il, Kim, Y G, Kim, S J, Song, H, Kim, T K, Kim, W S, Hwang, W, Lee, B O, Park, C K, Joo, H K, Yoo, J W, Kang, H Y, & Park, W S. Development of core design technology for LMR. Korea, Republic of.
Kim, Young Jin, In, Kim Young, Kim, Young Il, Kim, Y G, Kim, S J, Song, H, Kim, T K, Kim, W S, Hwang, W, Lee, B O, Park, C K, Joo, H K, Yoo, J W, Kang, H Y, and Park, W S. 2000. "Development of core design technology for LMR." Korea, Republic of.
@misc{etde_20101239,
title = {Development of core design technology for LMR}
author = {Kim, Young Jin, In, Kim Young, Kim, Young Il, Kim, Y G, Kim, S J, Song, H, Kim, T K, Kim, W S, Hwang, W, Lee, B O, Park, C K, Joo, H K, Yoo, J W, Kang, H Y, and Park, W S}
abstractNote = {For the development of KALIMER (150 MWe) core conceptual design, design evolution and optimization for improved economics and safety enhancement was performed in the uranium metallic fueled equilibrium core design which uses U-Zr binary fuel not in excess of 20 percent enrichment. Utilizing results of the uranium ,metallic fueled core design, the breeder equilibrium core design with breeding ratio being over 1.1 was developed. In addition, utilizing LMR's excellent neutron economy, various core concepts for minor actinide burnup, inherent safety, economics and non-proliferation were realized and its optimization studies were performed. A code system for the LMR core conceptual design has been established through the implementation of needed functions into the existing codes and development of codes. To improve the accuracy of the core design, a multi-dimensional nodal transport code SOLTRAN, a three-dimensional transient code analysis code STEP, MATRA-LMR and ASSY-P for T/H analysis are under development. Through the automation of design calculations for efficient core design, an input generator and several interface codes have been developed. (author)}
place = {Korea, Republic of}
year = {2000}
month = {May}
}