Author Affiliations
1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Microscopic absorption cross-sections of different nuclides
Fig. 2. Neutron absorption cross-sections of 35Cl and 37Cl
Fig. 3. Variation of keff with the enrichment of 37Cl
Fig. 4. Layout of sm-MCFR reactor body system
Fig. 5. Flow chart of TMCBurnup program
Fig. 6. keff versus time while maintaining the mass conservation of heavy metals
Fig. 7. (a) Energy spectra of TRU+Th at its inception and at the 40th year, (b) Energy spectra of TRU+DU at its inception and at the 40th year
Fig. 8. Neutron absorption cross-sections of 240Pu and 242Pu
Fig. 9. Core nuclides mass changes over time when fuel salt is TRU+Th(a) Variation in Pu isotope mass, (b) Variation in U isotope mass, (c) Variation in MA nuclide mass
Fig. 10. Diagram of TRU reaction paths in the reactor
Fig. 11. Core nuclides mass changes over time when fuel salt is TRU+DU(a) Variation in Pu isotope mass, (b) Variation in U isotope mass, (c) Variation in MA nuclide mass
Fig. 12. Changes in transmutation rate under two different fuel conditions
载体盐 Carrier salt | 熔点 Melting point / ℃ | 沸点 Boiling point / ℃ | 导热率 Thermal conductivity | 热熔 Heat capacity |
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NaCl | 800 | 1 413 | 3.63 | 1 146 | LiCl | 610 | 1 382 | 6.44 | 1 580 | MgCl2 | 714 | 1 412 | 1.12 | 1 056 | KCl | 770 | 1 420 | 2.20 | 899 |
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Table 1. Carrier salt property parameters
成分 Composition | Ti | Zr | C | Si | Fe | Ni | N | Mo |
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含量 Content / wt% | 0.5 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.006 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.366 |
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Table 2. TZM alloy composition
参数Parameters | 值Values |
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功率Power / MW | 50 | 反应堆半径/高度Reactor radius/height / cm | 50/100 | 径向反射层厚度Radial reflector thickness / cm | 50 | 轴向反射层厚度Axial reflector thickness / cm | 45 | 冷却剂Coolant | S-CO2 | 冷却剂管道材料Coolant piping material | TZM | 冷却剂管道厚度Coolant pipe thickness / cm | 0.10 | 冷却剂管道内径Inside diameter of coolant pipe / cm | 0.47 |
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Table 3. Main parameters of sm-MCFR
核素Nuclide | 份额Proportion / mol% |
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237Np | 6.3 | 238Pu | 2.7 | 239Pu | 45.9 | 240Pu | 21.5 | 241Pu | 10.7 | 242Pu | 6.7 | 241Am | 3.4 | 243Am | 1.9 | 244Cm | 0.8 | 245Cm | 0.1 |
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Table 4. Composition of TRU
燃料盐组分 Fuel salt component / mol% | 添料类型 Feeding type | 初始keff Initial keff |
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55NaCl-11TRUCl3-34ThCl3 | TRU | 1.003 | 55NaCl-9TRUCl3-36DUCl3 | TRU | 1.008 |
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Table 5. Critical parameters of two fuel salt components
燃料组成Fuel composition | TRU+Th | TRU+DU |
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初始TRU装载量Initial load of TRU / kg | 387 | 334 | 40年一共添加的TRU质量Total TRU mass added over 40 years / kg | 908 | 896 | 40年时堆芯中剩余TRU质量Mass of TRU remaining in the core at 40 years / kg | 657 | 725 | 40年一共消耗掉的TRU质量40 years of TRU mass consumed / kg | 638 | 505 | 初始232Th装载量Initial load of 232Th / kg | 1 159 | ― | 40年时232Th剩余量232Th surplus at 40 years / kg | 919 | ― | 初始DU装载量Initial load of DU / kg | ― | 1 329 | 40年时DU剩余量DU surplus at 40 years / kg | ― | 1 056 |
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Table 6. Variation of fuel quality in the reactor
燃料组成 Fuel composition | 温度反应性系数 Temperature reactivity coefficient / 10-5 K-1 |
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TRU+DU | -2.13 | TRU+Th | -1.83 |
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Table 7. Temperature reactivity coefficients