Model optimization and analysis of Th-U breeding based on MSFR

Guangchao LI; Yang ZOU; Chenggang YU; Jianyou SUN; Jingen CHEN; Hongjie XU

doi:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2017.hjs.40.020603

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Model optimization and analysis of Th-U breeding based on MSFR

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- Model optimization and analysis of Th-U breeding based on MSFR
- NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES Vol. 40, Issue 2, Article number: 020603(2017)
- 作者机构：
  
  1.中国科学院上海应用物理研究所嘉定园区上海 201800
  2.中国科学院先进核能创新研究院上海 201800
  3.中国科学院大学北京 100049
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- DOI：10.11889/j.0253-3219.2017.hjs.40.020603
  CLC： TL426
- Received：28 September 2016，
  
  Revised：19 December 2016，
  
  Published：10 February 2017
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Guangchao LI, Yang ZOU, Chenggang YU, et al. Model optimization and analysis of Th-U breeding based on MSFR[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2017, 40(2): 020603
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Guangchao LI, Yang ZOU, Chenggang YU, et al. Model optimization and analysis of Th-U breeding based on MSFR[J]. Nuclear techniques, 2017, 40(2): 020603 DOI： 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2017.hjs.40.020603.

摘要

作为四代堆6种候选堆型中唯一的液态燃料反应堆，熔盐堆对未来核能和钍资源利用具有重要意义，特别是熔盐快堆（Molten Salt Fast Reactor，MSFR）还具有较大的增殖比和较好的温度负反馈。由于启动新的熔盐快堆需要较高的燃料装载量，若能改善MSFR的增殖性能，则有利于提高

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U产量并缩短燃料倍增时间。首先应用SCALE6.1针对MSFR的径向增殖盐、新增轴向增殖盐和新增石墨反射层这三方面分析了初始增殖比，同时从核素吸收率角度说明增殖比变化的原因和MSFR的设计不足并对其进行了优化；然后应用基于SCALE6.1开发的熔盐堆在线处理模块（Molten Salt Reactor Reprocessing Sequence，MSR-RS）进行燃耗分析。结果表明，新增轴向增殖盐可以进一步提高增殖性能；新增石墨反射层可以节省增殖盐装载量。改进后的堆型运行时增殖比可以维持在1.1以上，

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U年产量提高至133 kg，倍增时间缩短至36 a，并且堆芯在整个运行寿期都能保持足够的温度负反馈。

Abstract

Background

As the only one of liquid fuel reactor among the six candidate reactors chosen by the Generation IV International Forum (GIF)

Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) shows great potential for future nuclear energy and thorium usage

especially for Molten Salt Fast Reactor (MSFR) with characters of high Th-U Breeding Ratio (BR) and large negative Temperature Coefficient of Reactivity (TCR).

Purpose

Th-U breeding capacity of MSFR is expected to be further improved for more

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U production and shorter Double Time (DT)

and burn-up analysis is necessary to demonstrate the breeding characters with time

as well as TCR for safety.

Methods

Based on SCALE6.1

three aspects are explored including fertile in radial direction

newly added fertile in axial direction and appended graphite reflector

followed with explanations from the point of nuclide reaction rate. Furthermore

burn-up analysis is carried out with time by using the self-developed code Molten Salt Reactor Reprocessing Sequence (MSR-RS) specifically for on-line reprocessing of MSR.

Results

Initial BR of 1.17 is obtained when axial fertile is included

and about 50% of fertile salt is saved with graphite reflector. BR above 1.1 in equilibrium and DT of 36 a are achieved

and the production of

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U is about 133 kg·a

-1

while TCR can be kept at about -6×10

-5

-1

Conclusion

Newly added axial fertile improves the BR obviously

while about half inventory of thorium can be saved with graphite reflector. The self-developed module MSR-RS is suitable for simulating the reprocessing of MSR

and

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U production for the optimized geometry increases markedly while TCR is kept negative enough at all the running time for safety.

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