Neutronic and fuel cycle performance of VVER-1000 for dual cooled annular fuel with coated burnable poison

Hossain, Mohammad Tomal; Sahadath, Md. Hossain; Nabila, Umme Mahbuba

doi:10.1016/j.pnucene.2022.104139

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“…Hossain et al have shown dual cooled annual fuel which can be coated with burnable poison. Specifically, UO 2 fuel rods can be effectively coated with different REOs, leading to enhanced reactivity . Another desirable characteristic is a consistent pattern in forensic applications that facilitates REO implementation in uranium ore, leading to a positive correlation between chemical properties and the presence of REO .…”

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“…Specifically, UO 2 fuel rods can be effectively coated with different REOs, leading to enhanced reactivity. 193 Another desirable characteristic is a consistent pattern in forensic applications that facilitates REO implementation in uranium ore, leading to a positive correlation between chemical properties and the presence of REO. 194 Proper design of the solution could potentially contribute to nuclear waste and the matrix fuel sector.…”

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Current Applications and Future Potential of Rare Earth Oxides in Sustainable Nuclear, Radiation, and Energy Devices: A Review

Hossain

Raihan

Akbar

et al. 2022

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater.

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To date, rare earth oxides (REOs) have proven to be key components in generating sustainable energy solutions, ensuring environmental safety and economic progress due to their diverse attributes. REOs' exceptional optical, thermodynamic, and chemical properties have made them indispensable in a variety of sophisticated technologies, including electric vehicle magnets, portable energy devices, fuel cell catalysts, radiation shielding, dosimetry, and many others. Therefore, the successful incorporation of rare earth elements (REEs) into host materials in controlled concentrations offers competitive advantages to fabricate portable energy devices, radiation sensors, and radiation shielding glasses, as well as to improve the performance of existing photovoltaic cells, which is of great interest to both researchers and industry. As the global demand for REEs grows rapidly, it is critical to comprehend the underlying physics as well as the wider consequences of REEs on sustainable energy and nuclear technologies, both in the near and long term. However, despite their relevance, a focused review on the applications, prospects, and challenges of REOs in photovoltaics, nuclear, and energy devices is still unavailable. To this effort, this review succinctly reports recent experimental studies on eight REOs (R 2 O 3 , R = Yb, Er, Sm, Eu, Y, Gd, Dy, and Ce) and their specific applications and industrial aspects. While several subdomains are reported, the applications of REOs in next-generation solar cells and photovoltaic devices for promoting zero-emission clean energy and rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) are the most pioneering ones. Furthermore, REOs' chemical stability and compositional versatility allow them to be used in a variety of high-efficiency energy converters, including solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). From the perspective of thermodynamic and structural stability, the gamma and neutron absorptivity of REO-doped (such as Dy 3+ , Eu 3+ , Sm 3+ , Nd 3+ , etc.) glasses shows improved shielding performance in radiation domains. Aside from the applications, the prospects of REOs presented in this article are likely to encourage current and future scholars to pursue a wide range of important studies in the fields of energy and nuclear systems. This review also reports the key challenges (i.e., material degradation, phase transformation, magnetic entropy shift, etc.) associated with REOs in a standalone section. These challenges demand the immediate attention of scientists and engineers for efficient, costeffective, and environmentally sustainable solutions. At the end, future advancement pathways for REO applications are also suggested.

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Current Applications and Future Potential of Rare Earth Oxides in Sustainable Nuclear, Radiation, and Energy Devices: A Review

Hossain

Raihan

Akbar

et al. 2022

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater.

100

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“…As is well known, the majority of existing nuclear plants use solid fuel rods encapsulated in cladding; however, one of the major issues with this type of fuel rod is the possibility of melting in the central part due to heat accumulation. Consequently, some fuels may need to be removed long before full burnup occurs 28 . Dual‐cooled annular fuel is one way to solve this issue.…”

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“…The power peaking factor can also be reduced due to the uniform thermalization of the neutron in dual-cooled annular fuel, burnup can be improved as well as waste in spent fuel can be reduced. [27][28][29][30][31] High burnup is required in thorium-based fuel cycles for improved conversion of U-233 from Th-232. 26 Several research works on the use of dual-cooled annular fuel are found in the literature, but the majority of them are focused on the use of uranium oxide or mixed oxide fuel, and in some cases, uranium nitride fuel, 26,27,[29][30][31] and almost no research work has been found that treats the combination of Th-232, U-233, and U-235 in a dual-cooled annular fuel rod.…”

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Neutronic and burnup characteristics of potential dual‐cooled annular ( Th‐ ²³³ U‐ ²³⁵ U ) O ₂ fuel for the advanced pressurized water reactors: An assembly‐level analysis

Benrhnia

Chetaine

Kabach

et al. 2022

Intl J of Energy Research

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Summary Many efforts are now being made to ensure nuclear power plant safety and efficiency. One of these is the use of dual‐cooled annular fuel, which is an internally and externally cooled annular fuel with many advantages in heat transfer characteristics and neutron thermalization. Another is the tendency to use thorium‐containing fuel to extend the fuel cycle and reduce plutonium production. Hence, in this study, the performance of dual‐cooled annular fuel fueled by a new suggested thorium‐based fuel, namely (Th‐233U‐235U)O2, has been presented and investigated from a neutronic point of view in an AP1000 reactor assembly. The neutronic and safety properties of the envisaged dual‐cooled annular assemblies are compared to those of two hypothetical reference assemblies fueled with UO2 and (Th‐233U)O2. The primary neutronic goal is to achieve a longer cycle length than the proposed reference assemblies while retaining or improving safety parameters over the reference assemblies. The obtained results show that the studied dual‐cooled annular assemblies have a longer criticality period than the reference designs. Other safety parameters, such as the power peaking factor, the delayed neutron fraction, and the moderator and fuel temperature coefficients, demonstrate that dual‐cooled annular assemblies have favorable safety parameters compared to UO2 or (Th‐233U)O2. However, this analysis would benefit from a more detailed burnup simulation based on a full core modeling, as well as a comprehensive thermal‐hydraulic analysis in conjunction with a neutronic analysis.

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An alternative approach for excess reactivity control of TRISO particles

Razu,

Sahadath,

Rohan

2023

Annals of Nuclear Energy

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Neutronic and fuel cycle performance of VVER-1000 for dual cooled annular fuel with coated burnable poison

Cited by 18 publications

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Current Applications and Future Potential of Rare Earth Oxides in Sustainable Nuclear, Radiation, and Energy Devices: A Review

Current Applications and Future Potential of Rare Earth Oxides in Sustainable Nuclear, Radiation, and Energy Devices: A Review

Neutronic and burnup characteristics of potential dual‐cooled annular ( Th‐ ²³³ U‐ ²³⁵ U ) O ₂ fuel for the advanced pressurized water reactors: An assembly‐level analysis

An alternative approach for excess reactivity control of TRISO particles

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Neutronic and fuel cycle performance of VVER-1000 for dual cooled annular fuel with coated burnable poison

Cited by 18 publications

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Current Applications and Future Potential of Rare Earth Oxides in Sustainable Nuclear, Radiation, and Energy Devices: A Review

Current Applications and Future Potential of Rare Earth Oxides in Sustainable Nuclear, Radiation, and Energy Devices: A Review

Neutronic and burnup characteristics of potential dual‐cooled annular ( Th‐ 233 U‐ 235 U ) O 2 fuel for the advanced pressurized water reactors: An assembly‐level analysis

An alternative approach for excess reactivity control of TRISO particles

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Neutronic and burnup characteristics of potential dual‐cooled annular ( Th‐ ²³³ U‐ ²³⁵ U ) O ₂ fuel for the advanced pressurized water reactors: An assembly‐level analysis