Preliminary Conceptual Design of Ultra-high Flux Reactor Core with Annular Elements

Wang Lianjie; Cai Yun; Wang Liangzi; Xia Bangyang; Lou Lei; Zhang Bin; Zhang Ce; Hu Yuying

doi:10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.02.0227

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Wang Lianjie, Cai Yun, Wang Liangzi, Xia Bangyang, Lou Lei, Zhang Bin, Zhang Ce, Hu Yuying. Preliminary Conceptual Design of Ultra-high Flux Reactor Core with Annular Elements[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(2): 227-231. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.02.0227

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Wang Lianjie, Cai Yun, Wang Liangzi, Xia Bangyang, Lou Lei, Zhang Bin, Zhang Ce, Hu Yuying. Preliminary Conceptual Design of Ultra-high Flux Reactor Core with Annular Elements[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(2): 227-231. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.02.0227

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Wang Lianjie, Cai Yun, Wang Liangzi, Xia Bangyang, Lou Lei, Zhang Bin, Zhang Ce, Hu Yuying. Preliminary Conceptual Design of Ultra-high Flux Reactor Core with Annular Elements[J]. Nuclear Power Engineering, 2023, 44(2): 227-231. doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.02.0227

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Preliminary Conceptual Design of Ultra-high Flux Reactor Core with Annular Elements

doi: 10.13832/j.jnpe.2023.02.0227

Science and Technology on Reactor System Design Technology Laboratory, Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, 610213, China

Received Date: 2022-08-23
Rev Recd Date: 2022-11-10
Publish Date: 2023-04-15

Abstract

Abstract

Based on the annular fuel elements, a conceptual design of ultra-high flux reactor (UFR) is proposed. The fuel assembly design adopts a hexagonal assembly composed of 61 fuel elements. The core is designed with 52 boxes of fuel assemblies, 9 boxes of control rod assemblies and a thick reflecting layer. The key parameters such as the core cycle length, neutron fluence rate, neutron energy spectrum and neutron spatial distribution are given from the evaluation of the core conceptual design scheme. The results show that the maximum neutron fluence rate of the proposed ultra-high flux reactor can reach 1.0 × 10¹⁶ cm⁻²·s⁻¹under the current general parameters.
- Annular fuel elements,
- Ultra-high flux reactor (UFR),
- Conceptual design,
- Neutron fluence rate

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