Published June 1979
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Journal article
Performance characteristics of homogeneous versus heterogeneous liquid--metal fast breeder reactors
Description
Six homogeneous and heterogeneous core configurations with different fuel pin diameters and different degrees of neutronic coupling have been analyzed. All designs were based on the same design assumptions and constraints. Homogeneous and heterogeneous designs were evaluated with respect to fissile inventory, flux and power distribution, burnup, breeding ratio and doubling times, sodium void reactivity, Doppler coefficient, control rod worth, and transient response. The sensitivity of breeding performance to different fuel life criteria was determined
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nucl. Technol.
- Journal Volume
- 44
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Nucl. Technol.
- Journal Page Range
- 44-60
- ISSN
- 0029-5450
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 10488117
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BREEDING RATIO; BURNUP; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONTROL ROD WORTHS; DOPPLER COEFFICIENT; HETEROGENEOUS EFFECTS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; PERFORMANCE; POWER DISTRIBUTION; REACTOR CORES; REACTOR KINETICS; SPECIFICATIONS; VOID COEFFICIENT
- Descriptors DEC
- BREEDER REACTORS; CONVERSION RATIO; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; KINETICS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS