the pebble packing rate has an important influence on the physical property of AHTR.Purpose: This paper attempts to study the influence of the pebble packing on a 2 MW AHTR.Methods: We used Monte Carlo Code MCNP 5 to study the related parameters
such as Keff
neutron spectrum and neutron flux distribution.In the analysis
we changed the packing from 0.7405 to 0.5236.Results: Results show that the changes of the pebble packing could increase the Keff of the core
make the neutron spectrum harder
and make the neutron flux peak up in axial position.Conclusions: Results provide rational theory for the design of AHTR and the development of computation code.