Published June 2013 | Version v1
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Optimization study on accelerator driven system design for effective transmutation of Iodine-129

Creators

  • 1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro-ku 152-8550, Tokyo (Japan)
  • 2. CPS UCL, Nazarbayev University, 53, Kabanbay Batyr 010000, Astana (Kazakhstan)
  • 3. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai-mura 319-1195, Ibaraki-ken (Japan)

Description

Highlights: ► Transmutation of Iodine-129 in an accelerator driven system (ADS) was studied. ► Sodium iodide assembly loadings inside the core of ADS and in the surrounding core region were considered. ► The introduced concept of ADS is able to transmute simultaneously minor actinides and Iodine-129 with support of 10 PWRs. - Abstract: The transmutation of Iodine-129 in accelerator driven system (ADS) is studied. The sodium iodide assembly loadings inside the core of ADS and in the surrounding core region are considered. The introduced concept of ADS with a power of 800 MWt is able to transmute 250 kg/y of minor actinides (MAs) and 46 kg/y of Iodine-129 that supports ten PWRs. The initial loading masses of MAs and I-129 in ADS were equal to 3810 kg and 824 kg, respectively

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2013.01.042

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.anucene.2013.01.042;
PII
S0306-4549(13)00059-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Nuclear Energy (Oxford)
Journal Volume
56
Journal Page Range
p. 136-142
ISSN
0306-4549
CODEN
ANENDJ

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45112249
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATOR BREEDERS; ACCELERATOR DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION; ACTINIDES; IODINE 129; OPTIMIZATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SODIUM IODIDES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC PHOSPHORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; METALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; PHOSPHORS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTORS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM HALIDES; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSMUTATION; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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