Use of Th and U in CANDU-6 and ACR-700 on the once-through cycle: Burnup analyses, natural U requirement/saving and nuclear resource utilization

被引：6

作者：

Turkmen, Mehmet ^{[1
]}

Zabunoglu, Okan H. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hacettepe Univ, Dept Nucl Engn, TR-06800 Ankara, Turkey

来源：

JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS | 2012年 / 429卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

Thorium - Nuclear fuel reprocessing;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.06.008

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Use of U and U-Th fuels in CANDU type of reactors (CANDU-6 and ACR-700) on the once-through nuclear fuel cycle is investigated. Based on the unit-cell approximation with the homogeneous-bundle/core model, utilizing the MONTEBURNS code, burnup computations are performed; discharge burnups are determined and expressed as functions of U-235 and Th fractions, when applicable. Natural Uranium Requirement (and Saving) and Nuclear Resource Utilization are calculated for varying fuel compositions. Results are analyzed to observe the effects of U-235 and Th fractions, thus to reach conclusions about use of Th in CANDU-6 and ACR-700 on the once-through cycle. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：263 / 269

页数：7

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