• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 47, Issue 2, 020606 (2024)
Minyu PENG1、2, Yafen LIU1、2、*, Yang ZOU1、2、**, and Ye DAI1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.020606 Cite this Article
    Minyu PENG, Yafen LIU, Yang ZOU, Ye DAI. Characteristics of transuranic nuclides incinerated in a small modular chloride fast reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(2): 020606 Copy Citation Text show less
    Microscopic absorption cross-sections of different nuclides
    Fig. 1. Microscopic absorption cross-sections of different nuclides
    Neutron absorption cross-sections of 35Cl and 37Cl
    Fig. 2. Neutron absorption cross-sections of 35Cl and 37Cl
    Variation of keff with the enrichment of 37Cl
    Fig. 3. Variation of keff with the enrichment of 37Cl
    Layout of sm-MCFR reactor body system
    Fig. 4. Layout of sm-MCFR reactor body system
    Flow chart of TMCBurnup program
    Fig. 5. Flow chart of TMCBurnup program
    keff versus time while maintaining the mass conservation of heavy metals
    Fig. 6. keff versus time while maintaining the mass conservation of heavy metals
    (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. 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
    Neutron absorption cross-sections of 240Pu and 242Pu
    Fig. 8. Neutron absorption cross-sections of 240Pu and 242Pu
    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. 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
    Diagram of TRU reaction paths in the reactor
    Fig. 10. Diagram of TRU reaction paths in the reactor
    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. 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
    Changes in transmutation rate under two different fuel conditions
    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

    NaCl8001 4133.631 146
    LiCl6101 3826.441 580
    MgCl27141 4121.121 056
    KCl7701 4202.20899
    Table 1. Carrier salt property parameters

    成分

    Composition

    TiZrCSiFeNiNMo

    含量

    Content / wt%

    0.50.080.030.0060.010.0050.0030.366
    Table 2. TZM alloy composition
    参数Parameters值Values
    功率Power / MW50
    反应堆半径/高度Reactor radius/height / cm50/100
    径向反射层厚度Radial reflector thickness / cm50
    轴向反射层厚度Axial reflector thickness / cm45
    冷却剂CoolantS-CO2
    冷却剂管道材料Coolant piping materialTZM
    冷却剂管道厚度Coolant pipe thickness / cm0.10
    冷却剂管道内径Inside diameter of coolant pipe / cm0.47
    Table 3. Main parameters of sm-MCFR
    核素Nuclide份额Proportion / mol%
    237Np6.3
    238Pu2.7
    239Pu45.9
    240Pu21.5
    241Pu10.7
    242Pu6.7
    241Am3.4
    243Am1.9
    244Cm0.8
    245Cm0.1
    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

    55NaCl-11TRUCl3-34ThCl3TRU1.003
    55NaCl-9TRUCl3-36DUCl3TRU1.008
    Table 5. Critical parameters of two fuel salt components
    燃料组成Fuel compositionTRU+ThTRU+DU
    初始TRU装载量Initial load of TRU / kg387334
    40年一共添加的TRU质量Total TRU mass added over 40 years / kg908896
    40年时堆芯中剩余TRU质量Mass of TRU remaining in the core at 40 years / kg657725
    40年一共消耗掉的TRU质量40 years of TRU mass consumed / kg638505
    初始232Th装载量Initial load of 232Th / kg1 159
    40年时232Th剩余量232Th surplus at 40 years / kg919
    初始DU装载量Initial load of DU / kg1 329
    40年时DU剩余量DU surplus at 40 years / kg1 056
    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

    TRU+DU-2.13
    TRU+Th-1.83
    Table 7. Temperature reactivity coefficients
    Minyu PENG, Yafen LIU, Yang ZOU, Ye DAI. Characteristics of transuranic nuclides incinerated in a small modular chloride fast reactor[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(2): 020606
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