Neutronic Performance of the VVER-1000 Reactor Using Thorium Fuel with ENDF Library

Faculty Science Year: 2021
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Journal: Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations Hindawi Volume: 8838097
Keywords : Neutronic Performance , , VVER-1000 Reactor Using Thorium Fuel    
Abstract:
In this paper, neutronic calculations and the core analysis of the VVER-1000 reactor were performed using MCNP6 code together with both ENDF/B-VII.1 and ENDF/B-VIII libraries. (e effect of thorium introduction on the neutronic parameters of the VVER-1000 reactor was discussed. (e reference core was initially filled with enriched uranium oxide fuel and then fueled with uranium-thorium fuel. (e calculations determine the delayed neutron fraction βeff, the temperature reactivity coefficients, the fuel consumption, and the production of the transuranic elements during reactor operation. βeff and the Doppler coefficient (DC) are found to be in agreement with the design values. It is found that the core loaded with uranium and thorium has lower delayed neutron fraction than the uranium oxide core.(e moderator temperature coefficients of the uranium-thorium core are found to be higher than those of the uranium core. Results indicated that thorium has lower production of minor actinides (MAs) and transuranic elements (mainly plutonium isotopes) compared with the relatively large amounts produced from the uranium-based fuel UO2.
   
     
 
       

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