Published September 1999 | Version v1
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Neutronics Calculation of an Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactor Prototype with Mixed U-Pu Fuel

  • 1. Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, RAS, Gatchina, St.Petersburg 188350 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. ENEA, via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4, 40129 Bologna (Italy)

Description

Computations of the incineration parameters for mixed PuO2 and UO2 fuel at the beginning of fuel cycle of the subcritical Energy Amplifier Prototype (EAP-80) driven by 0.6 GeV proton beam were performed. Monte Carlo codes SITHA and MCNP4a(b) were used for computations of the neutron multiplicity and reaction rates. Heterogeneous effect in parameter keff for considered reactor is about 1 %. Incineration rate of 239Pu is about 0.14 kg/(MW.yr), while the breeding rate of Pu actinides is 0.06 kg/(MW.yr). (author)

Part of:
M and C'99 - Mathematics and Computation, Reactor Physics and Environmental Analysis in Nuclear Applications

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Senda Editorial S.A.
Imprint Place
Madrid (Spain)
ISBN
84-699-0942-8
Imprint Title
M and C'99 - Mathematics and Computation, Reactor Physics and Environmental Analysis in Nuclear Applications
Imprint Pagination
2249 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 2087-2097

Conference

Title
Mathematics and Computation, Reactor Physics and Environmental Analysis in Nuclear Applications
Acronym
M and C'99
Dates
27-30 Sep 1999
Place
Madrid (Spain)

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Notes
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