Burnup extension of the Fixed Bed Nuclear Reactor using alternative fuels

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dc.contributor.authorAlkan, Mahmut
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentNiğde ÖHÜ
dc.description3rd International Conference on Nuclear and Renewable Energy Resources (NURER) -- MAY 20-23, 2012 -- Istanbul, TURKEY
dc.description.abstractTime evolution of criticality and burn up grades of the Fixed Bed Nuclear Reactor (FBNR) are investigated using alternative fuels. Neutron transport calculations are performed by using XSDRNPM/SCALE 5 codes. Firstly, the calculations were performed to search the optimum compositions of UO2/Reactor grade-PuO2; UO2/weapon grade-PuO2 and of UO2/MAO(2) that would result in the similar initial value of keff as that of UO2, the original fuel of FBNR. Fuel component has been varied from 1% to 100%. The fuel compositions have been obtained with UO2: (1) 35% RG-Pu (2); 19% WG-Pu O-2; (3) 50% MAO(2). After that, ken burnup and operation time values of the fuels were compared. The temporal variation of the criticality keff and the burn-up values of the reactor have been calculated by full power operation for a period of 18 years. The criticality in compositions of Reactor grade-PuO2/UO2; weapon grade-PuO2/UO2 and MAO(2)/UO2 starts by k(eff) = 1.2742, 1.2726 and 1.2783 for the fuels compositions, respectively. These mixed fuels would allow full power reactor operation for >= 14 years and burn up grade can reach 104,646, 101,990 and 80,798 MW D/T, respectively. On that way, the hazardous nuclear waste product can be transmuted as well as utilized as fuel. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.enconman.2012.07.032
dc.identifier.endpage50
dc.identifier.issn0196-8904
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84878904426
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage45
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2012.07.032
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/4373
dc.identifier.volume72
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000320841200008
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorAlkan, Mahmut
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
dc.relation.ispartofENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectFixed Bed Nuclear Reactor
dc.subjectUranium
dc.subjectMinor actinides
dc.subjectPlutonium
dc.subjectBurnup
dc.titleBurnup extension of the Fixed Bed Nuclear Reactor using alternative fuels
dc.typeArticle

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