Fig. 1. Basic unit of the core
Fig. 2. Design range of core size under P and T limits
Fig. 3. Core mass under different axial parameters
Fig. 4. Normalized radial power distribution of original design
Fig. 5. Layouts of BP in fuel rods
Fig. 6. Variation of radial power distribution upon three BP layouts
Fig. 7. Variation of burnup upon three BP layouts
Fig. 8. Optimal design scheme of the core
Fig. 9. Normalized power distribution at beginning of lifetime (BOL) and end of lifetime (EOL)
Fig. 10. Schematic illustration of sliding reflector segments
Fig. 11. Control scheme of single slider
Fig. 12. Reactivity swing for different layered sliders
Fig. 13. Power peak factor versus number of sliding segments fully withdrawn
Fig. 14. Integral worth of single slider under different closeness
fuel | coolant | cladding | moderator | reflector | 235U
enrichment/%
| fuel
diameter/cm
| pitch-diameter
ratio
| coolant channel
diameter/cm
| cladding
thickness/cm
| UC | helium-xenon mixture | Mo-TZM | graphite | Be | 19.75 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.05 |
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Table 1. Basic parameters of the core
core radius/cm | core height/cm | radial reflector thickness/cm | axial reflector thickness/cm | 44 | 104 | 16 | 5 |
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Table 2. Geometry parameters of core
layout | mass fraction/% | keff | radial power peak factor at BOL | no BP | − | 1.08670 | 2.22 | No.1 | 0.1 | 1.07170 | 2.07 | 0.5 | 1.04315 | 1.79 | 1.0 | 1.02381 | 1.64 | 2.0 | 0.99550 | 1.50 | 3.0 | 0.97369 | 1.43 | No.2 | 0.1 | 1.07214 | 2.05 | 0.5 | 1.04682 | 1.78 | 1.0 | 1.02090 | 1.62 | 2.0 | 1.00804 | 1.45 | 3.0 | 0.99283 | 1.36 | No.3 | 0.1 | 1.07412 | 2.06 | 0.5 | 1.05242 | 1.76 | 1.0 | 1.03982 | 1.61 | 2.0 | 1.02711 | 1.43 | 3.0 | 1.02072 | 1.33 |
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Table 3. Power distribution upon three BP layouts
power/MW | life/d | number of fuel rods | number of fuel rods with BP | mass of fuel without BP/t | mass of fuel with BP/t | core mass/t | 20 | 3 500 | 955 | 186 | 1.93 | 0.46 | 4.49 |
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Table 4. Parameters of the optimal core
layering choice | reflector thickness/cm | first layer | second layer | third layer | case 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | case 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | case 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | case 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | case 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | case 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
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Table 5. Different choices for subdividing the radial reflector
state of outmost layer | location of stuck slider | shutdown margin/10−5 | fixed | B1 | 635 | B1、B2 | 66 | B5 | 895 | B5、B6 | 305 | withdrawn | B1 | 6913 | B1、B2 | 5693 | B5 | 7123 | B5、B6 | 6146 |
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Table 6. Accident analysis of stuck sliders