Published August 1994
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Journal article
Reduction of the sodium void reactivity effect by using a 99Tc layer
Description
Analyses were performed by using the US advanced liquid metal reactor (ALMR) core design to determine the feasibility of using it as a 99Tc burner while reducing the sodium void reactivity effect (SVRE). A layer of 99Tc of variable was inserted around the core midplane in rows 2 through 5, and all blanket assemblies were replaced with fuel assemblies. The results indicate that a core with a 34-cm-thick layer in rows 2 through 5 has the optimum characteristics of SVRE, 99Tc destruction rate, and fuel enrichment
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Journal Volume
- 117
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 254-258.
- ISSN
- 0029-5639
- CODEN
- NSENAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 26017036
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTINIDE BURNER REACTORS; ACTINIDES; BREEDING BLANKETS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; REACTOR CORES; TECHNETIUM 99; VOID COEFFICIENT
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES