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Sekimoto, H.; Satoshi, T.
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference: Nuclear Option in Countries with Small and Medium Electricity Grids2004
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference: Nuclear Option in Countries with Small and Medium Electricity Grids2004
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[en] A new reactor burnup strategy CANDLE (Constant Axial shape of Neutron flux, nuclide densities and power shape During Life of Energy producing reactor) was proposed, where shapes of neutron flux, nuclide densities and power density distributions remain constant but move to an axial direction. An equilibrium state was obtained for a large fast reactor (core radius is 2 m and reflector thickness is 0.5 m) successfully by using a newly developed direct analysis code. However, it is difficult to apply this burnup strategy to small reactors, since its neutron leakage becomes large and neutron economy becomes worse. Fuel enrichment should be increased in order to sustain the criticality. However, higher enrichment of fresh fuel makes the CANDLE burnup difficult. We try to find some small reactor designs, which can realize the CANDLE burnup. We have successfully find a design, which is not the CANDLE burnup in the strict meaning, but satisfies qualitatively its characteristics mentioned at the top of this abstract. In the final paper, the general description of CANDLE burnup and some results on the obtained small fast reactor design are presented.(author)
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Pevec, D.; Debrecin, N. (eds.); Croatian Nuclear Society, Zagreb (Croatia); International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria); European Nuclear Society, Brussels (Belgium); 996 p; ISBN 953-96132-8-0;
; 2004; [10 p.]; 5. International Conference: Nuclear Option in Countries with Small and Medium Electricity Grids; Dubrovnik (Croatia); 16-20 May 2004; Available E-mail: hsekimot@nr.titech.ac.jp

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