Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday

Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday

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The current project was conducted in order to select an optimized open Thorium/Uranium fuel cycle for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) concept in motivation for the 100MWth PBMR Power Plant. A sensitivity study on the heavy metal loading of the fuel sphere was performed to accomplish this task....

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Main Author: Panday, Farisha
Published: North-West University 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/6881
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-nwu-oai-dspace.nwu.ac.za-10394-68812014-04-16T03:53:12ZParametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. PandayPanday, FarishaThe current project was conducted in order to select an optimized open Thorium/Uranium fuel cycle for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) concept in motivation for the 100MWth PBMR Power Plant. A sensitivity study on the heavy metal loading of the fuel sphere was performed to accomplish this task. The effect on various parameters was evaluated to determine the influence of varying the Heavy Metal (HM) from 6 gHM/sphere to 20 gHM/sphere and at different feed fuel enrichments from 6 to 18 wt%. The findings also gave insight into the fuel cycle performance and the Uranium ore savings that is envisaged. The 20 gHM/sphere HM loading performed the best amongst the other HM fuel loadings. It also showed the least Uranium ore requirement namely; 15 % less than that required by the Uranium cycle. Recommendations for further research based on the results obtained in the study, are made in the closing chapters.Thesis (M.Sc. (Nuclear Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.North-West University2012-08-06T13:38:40Z2012-08-06T13:38:40Z2011Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/6881
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description The current project was conducted in order to select an optimized open Thorium/Uranium fuel cycle for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) concept in motivation for the 100MWth PBMR Power Plant. A sensitivity study on the heavy metal loading of the fuel sphere was performed to accomplish this task. The effect on various parameters was evaluated to determine the influence of varying the Heavy Metal (HM) from 6 gHM/sphere to 20 gHM/sphere and at different feed fuel enrichments from 6 to 18 wt%. The findings also gave insight into the fuel cycle performance and the Uranium ore savings that is envisaged. The 20 gHM/sphere HM loading performed the best amongst the other HM fuel loadings. It also showed the least Uranium ore requirement namely; 15 % less than that required by the Uranium cycle. Recommendations for further research based on the results obtained in the study, are made in the closing chapters. === Thesis (M.Sc. (Nuclear Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday
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title Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday
title_short Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday
title_full Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday
title_fullStr Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday
title_full_unstemmed Parametric study of thorium fuel cycles in a 100MWth pebble bed high temperature reactor / F. Panday
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