Abstract
CAREM concept is based in a cost effective primary system configuration. A proper safety balance by design is assured to avoid jeopardizing reactor economic competitiveness. An innovative methodology to perform or assist reactor design, balancing safety and economics at the conceptual stage is used in CAREM project. The key to this integral methodology is to take into account safety aspects in an optimization design process where the design variables are balanced in order to obtain a better figure of merit related with reactor economic performance. Proliferation resistance is another important aspect taken into account in CAREM concept. CAREM design includes isolated Material Balance Areas that contain all the fissile material and are remotely checked. But proliferation resistance is useful when all the fuel cycle is included, so initial enrichment and fuel cycle length is optimized considering the different safeguard costs. In this paper CAREM concept approach to obtain an innovative small nuclear power plant with a cost effective economic, safety and proliferation resistance balance is presented. (author)
Delmastro, D;
Gimenez, M;
Schlamp, M;
Florido, P;
Bergallo, J
[1]
- National Atomic Energy Commission, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Citation Formats
Delmastro, D, Gimenez, M, Schlamp, M, Florido, P, and Bergallo, J.
CAREM concept: A cost effective innovative LWR for small and medium utilities.
IAEA: N. p.,
2004.
Web.
Delmastro, D, Gimenez, M, Schlamp, M, Florido, P, & Bergallo, J.
CAREM concept: A cost effective innovative LWR for small and medium utilities.
IAEA.
Delmastro, D, Gimenez, M, Schlamp, M, Florido, P, and Bergallo, J.
2004.
"CAREM concept: A cost effective innovative LWR for small and medium utilities."
IAEA.
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title = {CAREM concept: A cost effective innovative LWR for small and medium utilities}
author = {Delmastro, D, Gimenez, M, Schlamp, M, Florido, P, and Bergallo, J}
abstractNote = {CAREM concept is based in a cost effective primary system configuration. A proper safety balance by design is assured to avoid jeopardizing reactor economic competitiveness. An innovative methodology to perform or assist reactor design, balancing safety and economics at the conceptual stage is used in CAREM project. The key to this integral methodology is to take into account safety aspects in an optimization design process where the design variables are balanced in order to obtain a better figure of merit related with reactor economic performance. Proliferation resistance is another important aspect taken into account in CAREM concept. CAREM design includes isolated Material Balance Areas that contain all the fissile material and are remotely checked. But proliferation resistance is useful when all the fuel cycle is included, so initial enrichment and fuel cycle length is optimized considering the different safeguard costs. In this paper CAREM concept approach to obtain an innovative small nuclear power plant with a cost effective economic, safety and proliferation resistance balance is presented. (author)}
place = {IAEA}
year = {2004}
month = {Sep}
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