Overview of Fourth Generation Reactors Studied at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)

This paper presents the results of the studies about the Fourth Generation Reactors developed at DENU-UFMG, such as the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR), Molten Salt Breeder Reactor (MSBR), Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) and Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR). These studies evaluate neutronic parameters o...

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Published in:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences 2024-03, Vol.12 (1), p.e2419
Main Authors: Silva, Clarysson Alberto Mello da, Macedo, Anderson Altair Pinheiro de, Gilberti, Maurício, Silva, Fabiano Cardoso da, Magalhães, Isabella Resende, Costa, Antonella Lombardi, Pereira, Claubia
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Language:English
Subjects:
Generation Four Nuclear Reactors
Neutronic simulations
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
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Summary:This paper presents the results of the studies about the Fourth Generation Reactors developed at DENU-UFMG, such as the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR), Molten Salt Breeder Reactor (MSBR), Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) and Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR). These studies evaluate neutronic parameters of the nuclear system at steady state and during the burnup using computer models developed at DENU-UFMG using SCALE 6.0 (KENO-VI/ORIGENS), MCNPX 2.6.0 and MCNP5. The results show that the adopted methodologies confirm the capabilities of the codes to simulate specific situations in steady state or transient operating conditions.
ISSN:2319-0612
2319-0612
DOI:10.15392/2319-0612.2024.2419