| Issue |
EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 247, 2021
PHYSOR2020 – International Conference on Physics of Reactors: Transition to a Scalable Nuclear Future
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| Article Number | 19001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| Section | Small Modular Reactors (Special session) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124719001 | |
| Published online | 22 February 2021 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202124719001
CORE DESIGN STUDY FOR A SMALL MODULAR BOILING WATER REACTOR
University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, CB2 1PZ Cambridge, United Kingdom
afw36@cam.ac.uk
es607@cam.ac.uk
Published online: 22 February 2021
The hybrid Small Modular Boiling Water Reactor (SMBWR) is a new conceptual design of BWR-type SMR. The main features of SMBWR include a natural circulation loop in its coolant recirculation system and external superheaters system integrated into the steam cycle. A full core analysis of SMBWR is performed with the nodal diffusion code PANTHER using homogenised constant libraries generated by WIMS. The study compared a number of core geometry configurations and fuel management schemes to suppress excess reactivity throughout fuel depletion. Three options for SMBWR core aspect ratio using the same power density are investigated with the aim to assess the effect on the neutronic and thermal-hydraulic performance of the SMBWR. It is found that the thin and tall core configuration (192 fuel assemblies and 3.60 m) showed the least favourable performance out of the three options as it has the largest core pressure drop and thus requires taller chimney to develop natural circulation.
Key words: Small Modular Boiling Water Reactor / full core analysis / excess reactivity / moderator temperature variation
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