Preliminary Core Design and Optimization Analysis of Travelling Wave Reactor

Dao Xiang Shen; Yao  Li Zhang; Qi Xun Guo

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1070-1072.357

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Preliminary Core Design and Optimization Analysis of Travelling Wave Reactor

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A travelling wave reactor (TWR) is an advanced nuclear reactor which is capable of running for decades given only depleted uranium fuel, it is considered one of the most promising solutions for nonproliferation. A preliminary core design was proposed in this paper. The calculation was performed by Monte Carlo method. The burning mechanism of the reactor core design was studied. Optimization on the ignition zone was performed to reduce the amount of enriched uranium initially deployed. The results showed that the preliminary core design was feasible. The optimization analysis showed that the amount of enriched uranium could be reduced under rational design.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1070-1072)

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Dao Xiang Shen, Yao Li Zhang*, Qi Xun Guo

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Core Design, Monte Carlo Method, Optimization Analysis, Travelling Wave Reactor

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