乏燃料在加速器驱动的次临界模块式HTGR中的燃烧

环状模块式高温气冷堆 (HTGR)采用包覆颗粒燃料 ,其乏燃料经过一段时间的堆外冷却后 ,可以再利用。研究了 35 0 MW环状模块式 HTGR乏燃料在加速器驱动的次临界堆中燃烧的物理可行性。给出了功率为 30 MW次临界堆概念设计 ,利用 MCNP程序模拟中子在次临界堆内的输运过程 ,利用 ORIGEN2程序进行燃耗计算。结果表明 :加速器驱动的次临界气冷堆具有可靠的次临界度和低的功率密度 ,用于燃烧 35 0 MW环状模块式 HTGR乏燃料 ,从能源利用的角度考虑 ,可以获得约 2 0 %的额外收益

Burning of spent fuel of an accelerator-driven modular HTGR in sub-critical condition

The modular high temperature gas cooled reactor (MHTGR) has good safety characteristics because of the use of coated particles in the fuel element. After the particles cool outside of the reactor for some time, the spent fuel can be reutilized. This paper describes a physics feasibility study for the burning of spent fuel from a 350 MW ring-shaped modular high temperature gas cooled reactor in an accelerator-driven sub-critical reactor. A conceptual design is given for the 30 MW accelerator-driven sub-critical reactor. The neutron transport in the sub-critical reactor was simulated using the MCNP code, and the burnup was calculated using the ORIGEN2 code. The results show that the accelerator-driven sub-critical gas-cooled reactor has reliable sub-criticality and low power density and that the spent fuel from a 350 MW ring-shaped modular high temperature gas cooled reactor can be burned to provide 20% more energy.