Plutonium disposition in the BN-600 fast-neutron reactor at the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant

Author(s):  
D.L Moses ◽  
A.N Chebeskov ◽  
V.I Matveev ◽  
B.A Vasiliev ◽  
V.V Maltsev
2011 ◽  
Vol 413 ◽  
pp. 514-519
Author(s):  
Shou Hai Yang ◽  
Yi Xue Chen ◽  
Ye Hu ◽  
Ye Shuai Sun ◽  
Guo Ping Quan ◽  
...  

For the PWR power plant in service, the lifetime of RPV is mainly determined by fast neutron (E>0.1MeV and E>1.0MeV) fluence. A new Low-Leakage Core Loading (LLCL) pattern is considered to prolong the lifetime of RPV to 60 years for Daya Bay nuclear power plant. Fast neutron (E>0.1MeV and E>1.0MeV) flux inserted to Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) under LLCL pattern is calculate by MCNP and compared with that under Long-Short Alternating Core Loading (LSACL) pattern. The results show that fast neutron fluence over inner surface of RPV under LLCL pattern decrease 28.50% (E>1.0MeV) and 28.22% (E>0.1MeV) compared with LSACL pattern and it is feasible expand the life of LWR-RPV to 60 years by LLCL pattern.


2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 6339-6350
Author(s):  
Esra Çakır ◽  
Ziya Ulukan

Due to the increase in energy demand, many countries suffer from energy poverty because of insufficient and expensive energy supply. Plans to use alternative power like nuclear power for electricity generation are being revived among developing countries. Decisions for installation of power plants need to be based on careful assessment of future energy supply and demand, economic and financial implications and requirements for technology transfer. Since the problem involves many vague parameters, a fuzzy model should be an appropriate approach for dealing with this problem. This study develops a Fuzzy Multi-Objective Linear Programming (FMOLP) model for solving the nuclear power plant installation problem in fuzzy environment. FMOLP approach is recommended for cases where the objective functions are imprecise and can only be stated within a certain threshold level. The proposed model attempts to minimize total duration time, total cost and maximize the total crash time of the installation project. By using FMOLP, the weighted additive technique can also be applied in order to transform the model into Fuzzy Multiple Weighted-Objective Linear Programming (FMWOLP) to control the objective values such that all decision makers target on each criterion can be met. The optimum solution with the achievement level for both of the models (FMOLP and FMWOLP) are compared with each other. FMWOLP results in better performance as the overall degree of satisfaction depends on the weight given to the objective functions. A numerical example demonstrates the feasibility of applying the proposed models to nuclear power plant installation problem.


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