Advanced U–Np–Pu fuel to achieve long-life core in heavy water reactor

Nikitin, Konstantin; Saito, Masaki; Artisyuk, V.; Chmelev, A.; Апсэ, В. А.

doi:10.1016/s0306-4549(99)00027-4

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“…As studied by Nikitin et al [5], burnup reactivity depends heavily on the generation rate of 238 Pu and 239 Pu from the doped 237 Np. Then a question arises as to whether the nuclear data are precise enough and consistent among the different libraries.…”

Section: Burnup With Neptunium-237mentioning

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Development of Innovative Nuclear Reactor Technology to Produce Protected Plutonium with High Proliferation Resistance: Requirements and Validation of Nuclear Data

Yoshida¹,

Toshinsky²,

Hagura³

et al. 2005

AIP Conference Proceedings

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The Protected Plutonium Production (P 3 ) project has been initiated. The first stage of this project (P 3 -A) is based on the idea of protecting plutonium by 238 Pu isotope generated from 237 Np doped in the fresh uranium fuel. The present status of nuclear data relevant to the P 3 -concept reactor design is surveyed and data requirement is presented. + Present address: Engineering Development Co., Ltd., 3-1, Minatomirai 3-chome, Nishi-ku Yokohama 220-8401 Japan

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Section: Burnup With Neptunium-237mentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Innovative Nuclear Reactor Technology to Produce Protected Plutonium with High Proliferation Resistance: Requirements and Validation of Nuclear Data

Yoshida¹,

Toshinsky²,

Hagura³

et al. 2005

AIP Conference Proceedings

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“…Ronen et al 43 proposed the potential use of 241 Am as a burnable poison in PWRs leading also to minimization of proliferation risks due to strong g activity build up. Nikitin et al 44 suggested advanced U-Np-Pu fuel to achieve a long-life core in heavy water reactors. Chang 45 suggested to enhance BWR proliferation resistance with fuel doped with minor actinides.…”

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Nuclear fuel in generation II and III reactors: research issues related to high burn-up

Degueldre

Bertsch

Kuri

et al. 2011

Energy Environ. Sci.

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“…The concept of the LLC loaded with 237 Np has been studied in water reactor. 1,2) Since 237 Np has large capture crosssection for thermal neutrons, it has a large potential to reduce the initial excess-reactivity and to be converted to the fissile nuclides 238 Pu and successively 239 Pu. Thus the core loaded with 237 Np, named "burnable fertile material," in the U-Pu fuel can maintain nuclear reactions for a long time, but long-time operation of the reactor causes the serious corro-sion problem of the metal cladding by water.…”

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Potential of²³¹Pa for Gas Cooled Long-life Core

Imamura

Saito

Yoshida

et al. 2002

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

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Feasibility study of the long-life core loaded with 231 Pa, which has very large capture cross-section, has been performed in the pebble bed-type gas cooled reactor. The results of infinite cell burn-up calculations show that 231 Pa has attractive potential to reduce the initial excess-reactivity and to be effectively converted to fissile nuclides 232 U and successively 233 U with the burn-up. These characteristics enable the reactor to sustain nuclear reactions for a longer time. Based on the optimization of the fuel composition and the moderator to fuel ratio, it is found that the high fuel burn-up of about 700 GWd/t is achievable in consideration of the material restriction of coated fuel particles. Safety studies show negative temperature coefficients during the irradiation.

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Advanced U–Np–Pu fuel to achieve long-life core in heavy water reactor

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Development of Innovative Nuclear Reactor Technology to Produce Protected Plutonium with High Proliferation Resistance: Requirements and Validation of Nuclear Data

Development of Innovative Nuclear Reactor Technology to Produce Protected Plutonium with High Proliferation Resistance: Requirements and Validation of Nuclear Data

Nuclear fuel in generation II and III reactors: research issues related to high burn-up

Potential of²³¹Pa for Gas Cooled Long-life Core

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Advanced U–Np–Pu fuel to achieve long-life core in heavy water reactor

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Development of Innovative Nuclear Reactor Technology to Produce Protected Plutonium with High Proliferation Resistance: Requirements and Validation of Nuclear Data

Development of Innovative Nuclear Reactor Technology to Produce Protected Plutonium with High Proliferation Resistance: Requirements and Validation of Nuclear Data

Nuclear fuel in generation II and III reactors: research issues related to high burn-up

Potential of231Pa for Gas Cooled Long-life Core

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