Study on BWR with Advanced Recycle System (BARS)

Conference · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002

OSTI ID:21167882

Hiraiwa, Kouji; Yamamoto, Yasushi; Morooka, Shinichi ^[1]; Yamaoka, Mitsuaki; Abe, Nobuaki; Mitsuhashi, Ishi ^[2]; Mimatu, Junji ^[3]; Inoue, Akira ^[4]

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1. Toshiba Corporation, 8, Shinsugita-Cho, Isogo-Ku, Yokohama, 235-8523 (Japan)
2. Toshiba Corporation, 4-1, Ukishima-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, 235-8523 (Japan)
3. Gifu University, Mechanical and Systems Engineering Department, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193 (Japan)
4. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Kamiooka, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 152-8550 (Japan)

High conversion BWR core concept named BARS (BWR with an Advanced Recycle System) was proposed. Further analytical and experimental study project, especially on tight lattice MOX, has been initiated as the joint study of Toshiba and Gifu University. Neutronic study showed that the twice width bundle was advantageous for the plutonium conversion performance. Additionally, conversion ratio and discharged MA vectors when fresh Pu was contaminated with MA and/or FP were evaluated. The evaluation showed that fissionable plutonium content hardly decreased. The experiment programs and equipment designs were established in both the critical assembly experiment and thermal hydraulics measurements. (authors)

• Research Organization: American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 21167882
• Resource Relation: Conference: ICAPP'02: 2002 International congress on advances in nuclear power plants, Hollywood, FL (United States), 9-13 Jun 2002; Other Information: Country of input: France; 10 refs
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
BWR TYPE REACTORS
CONVERSION
CONVERSION RATIO
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
PLUTONIUM
THERMAL HYDRAULICS
VECTORS
WIDTH
ZERO POWER REACTORS