Preliminary Design Study of Small Power 30-50 MWt Experiment Power Reactor based on High Temperature Pebble Bed Gas Cooled Reactor Technology

Pebble Bed Reactor (PBR) is one of the most promising nuclear power plant. It has advantages in terms of high thermal efficiency, economic and its safety features. To build an experimental power reactor based on PBR technology, it is important to understand all the aspects related to the neutronic,...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2019-01, Vol.1127 (1), p.12024
Main Authors: Irwanto, Dwi, Permana, Sidik, Pramutadi, Asril, Pramuditya, Syeilendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fuels
Gas cooled reactors
High temperature
Mathematical analysis
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear safety
Pebble bed reactors
Power reactors
Preliminary designs
Reactor technology
Thermodynamic efficiency
Uranium
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Summary:Pebble Bed Reactor (PBR) is one of the most promising nuclear power plant. It has advantages in terms of high thermal efficiency, economic and its safety features. To build an experimental power reactor based on PBR technology, it is important to understand all the aspects related to the neutronic, thermal hydraulic and safety features of this reactor type. In the present study, a set of calculations have been performed to find characteristics of selected parameters of the PBR design that significantly contributed to the neutronic aspect, such as number of uranium enrichment, pebble fuel speed, fuel loading scheme and burnup. Calculation and analysis was performed for 30 MWt and 50 MWt power.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1127/1/012024