Three-dimensional core analysis on a super fast reactor with negative local void reactivity |
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Authors: | Liangzhi Cao Yoshiaki Oka Yuki Ishiwatari |
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Affiliation: | a School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, PR China b Nuclear Professional School, The University of Tokyo, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki 319-1188, Japan c Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan |
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Abstract: | Keeping negative void reactivity throughout the cycle life is one of the most important requirements for the design of a supercritical water-cooled fast reactor (super fast reactor). Previous conceptual design has negative overall void reactivity. But the local void reactivity, which is defined as the reactivity change when the coolant of one fuel assembly disappears, also needs to be kept negative throughout the cycle life because the super fast reactor is designed with closed fuel assemblies. The mechanism of the local void reactivity is theoretically analyzed from the neutrons balance point of view. Three-dimensional neutronics/thermal-hydraulic coupling calculation is employed to analyze the characteristics of the super fast reactor including the local void reactivity. Some configurations of the core are optimized to decrease the local void reactivity. A reference core is successfully designed with keeping both overall and local void reactivity negative. The maximum local void reactivity is less than −30 pcm. |
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