A molten salt reactor(MSR)has outstanding features considering the application of thorium fuel,inherent safety,sustainability,and resistance to proliferation.However,fissile material^(233)U is significantly rare at th...A molten salt reactor(MSR)has outstanding features considering the application of thorium fuel,inherent safety,sustainability,and resistance to proliferation.However,fissile material^(233)U is significantly rare at the current stage,thus it is difficult for MSR to achieve a pure thorium-uranium fuel cycle.Therefore,using plutonium or enriched uranium as the initial fuel for MSR is more practical.In this study,we aim to verify the feasibility of a small modular MSR that utilizes plutonium as the starting fuel(SM-MSR-Pu),and highlight its advantages and disadvantages.First,the structural design and fuel management scheme of the SM-MSR-Pu were presented.Second,the neutronic characteristics,such as the graphite-irradiation lifetime,burn-up performance,and coefficient of temperature reactivity were calculated to analyze the physical characteristics of the SM-MSR-Pu.The results indicate that plutonium is a feasible and advantageous starting fuel for a SM-MSR;however,there are certain shortcomings that need to be solved.In a 250 MWth SM-MSR-Pu,approximately 288.64 kg^(233)U of plutonium with a purity of greater than 90% is produced while 978.00 kg is burned every ten years.The temperature reactivity coefficient decreases from -4.0 to -6.5 pcm K^(-1) over the 50-year operating time,which ensures a long-term safe operation.However,the amount of plutonium and accumulation of minor actinides(MAs)would increase as the burn-up time increases,and the annual production and purity of^(233)U will decrease.To achieve an optimal burn-up performance,setting the entire operation time to 30 years is advisable.Regardless,more than 3600 kg of plutonium eventually accumulate in the core.Further research is required to effectively utilize this accumulated plutonium.展开更多
The heavy water-moderated molten salt reactor(HWMSR)is a newly proposed reactor concept,in which heavy water is adopted as the moderator and molten salt dissolved with fissile and fertile elements is used as the fuel....The heavy water-moderated molten salt reactor(HWMSR)is a newly proposed reactor concept,in which heavy water is adopted as the moderator and molten salt dissolved with fissile and fertile elements is used as the fuel.Issues arising from graphite in traditional molten salt reactors,including the positive temperature coefficient and management of highly radio-active spent graphite waste,can be addressed using the HWMSR.Until now,research on the HWMSR has been centered on the core design and nuclear fuel cycle to explore the viability of the HWMSR and its advantages in fuel utilization.However,the core safety of the HWMSR has not been extensively studied.Therefore,we evaluate typical accidents in a small modular HWMSR,including fuel salt inlet temperature overcooling and overheating accidents,fuel salt inlet flow rate decrease,heavy water inlet temperature overcooling accidents,and heavy water inlet mass flow rate decrease accidents,based on a neutronics and thermal-hydraulics coupled code.The results demonstrated that the core maintained safety during the investigated accidents.展开更多
Following publication of the original article,the authors observed that both Fig.5 and Fig.4 depict the same image.Figure 5 was inaccurately referenced and displayed.The correct Fig.5 is copied below:The original arti...Following publication of the original article,the authors observed that both Fig.5 and Fig.4 depict the same image.Figure 5 was inaccurately referenced and displayed.The correct Fig.5 is copied below:The original article has been updated.展开更多
熔盐堆作为第四代先进核能系统之一,在安全性、经济性、防核扩散和可持续性等方面具有独特的优势。为了保障熔盐堆运行安全,需要快速、准确地识别瞬态工况,目前的瞬态识别方法主要依赖于操作员人工识别,这会引入较大的人为因素,严重影...熔盐堆作为第四代先进核能系统之一,在安全性、经济性、防核扩散和可持续性等方面具有独特的优势。为了保障熔盐堆运行安全,需要快速、准确地识别瞬态工况,目前的瞬态识别方法主要依赖于操作员人工识别,这会引入较大的人为因素,严重影响核电安全。为了减少熔盐堆系统瞬态识别过程中引入的人为因素,提高熔盐堆运行安全,使用RELAP5-TMSR程序对美国橡树岭国家实验室建造运行的熔盐实验堆(Molten Salt Reactor Experiment,MSRE)的瞬态工况进行建模与仿真,产生数据集,基于K近邻(K-Nearest Neighbor,KNN)机器学习方法,建立了熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型,并对识别模型在噪声下的鲁棒性进行了分析和优化。结果显示:基于KNN方法建立的熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型在测试集上的F1分数达到99.99%;在噪声下的识别F1分数达到94.32%,具有较高的鲁棒性;进一步优化后的熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型在噪声下的F1分数达到99.73%,能较为准确地识别MSRE的瞬态工况,满足熔盐堆系统瞬态识别需求。基于KNN方法的熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型能够有效识别系统瞬态工况,可应用于熔盐堆智能运维,确保熔盐堆运行安全。展开更多
In a thorium-based molten salt reactor(TMSR),it is difficult to achieve the pure 232Th–^(233)U fuel cycle without sufficient^(233)U fuel supply.Therefore,the original molten salt reactor was designed to use enriched ...In a thorium-based molten salt reactor(TMSR),it is difficult to achieve the pure 232Th–^(233)U fuel cycle without sufficient^(233)U fuel supply.Therefore,the original molten salt reactor was designed to use enriched uranium or plutonium as the starting fuel.By exploiting plutonium as the starting fuel and thorium as the fertile fuel,the high-purity^(233)U produced can be separated from the spent fuel by fluorination volatilization.Therefore,the molten salt reactor started with plutonium can be designed as a^(233)U breeder with the burning plutonium extracted from a pressurized water reactor(PWR).Combining these advantages,the study of the physical properties of plutonium-activated salt reactors is attractive.This study mainly focused on the burnup performance and temperature reactivity coefficient of a small modular molten-salt reactor started with plutonium(SM-MSR-Pu).The neutron spectra,^(233)U production,plutonium incineration,minor actinide(MA)residues,and temperature reactivity coefficients for different fuel salt volume fractions(VF)and hexagon pitch(P)sizes were calculated to analyze the burnup behavior in the SM-SMR-Pu.Based on the comparative analysis results of the burn-up calculation,a lower VF and larger P size are more beneficial for improving the burnup performance.However,from a passive safety perspective,a higher fuel volume fraction and smaller hexagon pitch size are necessary to achieve a deep negative feedback coefficient.Therefore,an excellent burnup performance and a deep negative temperature feedback coefficient are incompatible,and the optimal design range is relatively narrow in the optimized design of an SM-MSR-Pu.In a comprehensive consideration,P=20 cm and VF=20%are considered to be relatively balanced design parameters.Based on the fuel off-line batching scheme,a 250 MWth SM-MSR-Pu can produce approximately 29.83 kg of ^(233)U,incinerate 98.29 kg of plutonium,and accumulate 14.70 kg of MAs per year,and the temperature reactivity coefficient can always be lower than−4.0pcm/K.展开更多
The high-temperature molten salt pump is the core equipment in a molten salt reactor that drives the flow of the molten salt coolant.Rotor stability is key to the continuous and reliable operation of the molten salt p...The high-temperature molten salt pump is the core equipment in a molten salt reactor that drives the flow of the molten salt coolant.Rotor stability is key to the continuous and reliable operation of the molten salt pump,and the liquid seal at the wear ring can affect the dynamic characteristics of the rotor system.When the molten salt pump is operated in the hightemperature molten salt medium,thermal deformation of the submerged parts inevitably occurs,changing clearance between the stator and rotor,affecting the leakage and dynamic characteristics of the seal.In this study,the seal leakage,seal dynamic characteristics,and rotor system dynamic characteristics are simulated and analyzed using finite element simulation software based on two cases of considering the effect of seal thermal deformation effect or not.The results show a significant difference in the leakage characteristics and dynamic characteristics of the seal obtained by considering the effect of seal thermal deformation and neglecting the effect of thermal deformation.The leakage flow rate decreases,and the first-order critical speed of the seal-bearing-rotor system decrease after considering the seal’s thermal deformation.展开更多
Due to their unique features,such as the inherent safety,simplified fuel cycle,and continuous on-line reprocessing,molten salt reactors(MSRs)are regarded as one of the six reference reactors in the Generation IV Inter...Due to their unique features,such as the inherent safety,simplified fuel cycle,and continuous on-line reprocessing,molten salt reactors(MSRs)are regarded as one of the six reference reactors in the Generation IV International Forum(GEN-IV).Molten chloride salt fast reactors(MCFRs)are a type of MSR.Compared to molten fluoride salt reactors(MFSRs),MCFRs have a higher solubility of heavy metal atoms,a harder neutron spectrum,lower accumulation of fission products(FPs),and better breeding and transmutation performance.Thus,MCFRs have been recognized as a type of MSR with great prospects for future development.However,as the most important feature for MSRs,the effect of different reprocessing modes on MCFRs must be researched in depth.As such,this study investigated the effect of different isotopes,especially FPs,on the neutronic performance of an MCFR,such as its breeding performance.Furthermore,the characteristics of the different reprocessing modes and MCFR rates were analyzed in terms of safety,radioactivity level,neutron economy,and breeding capacity.In the end,a reprocessing method suitable for MCFRs was determined through calculation and analysis,which provides a reference for the further research of MCFRs.展开更多
To provide a reliable and comprehensive data reference for core geometry design of graphite-moderated and low-enriched uranium fueled molten salt reactors,the influences of geometric parameters on the temperature coef...To provide a reliable and comprehensive data reference for core geometry design of graphite-moderated and low-enriched uranium fueled molten salt reactors,the influences of geometric parameters on the temperature coefficient of reactivity(TCR)at an assembly level were characterized.A four-factor formula was introduced to explain how different reactivity coefficients behave in terms of the fuel salt volume fraction and assembly size.The results show that the fuel salt temperature coefficient(FSTC)is always negative owing to a more negative fuel salt density coefficient in the over-moderated region or a more negative Doppler coefficient in the under-moderated region.Depending on the fuel salt channel spacing,the graphite moderator temperature coefficient(MTC)can be negative or positive.Furthermore,an assembly with a smaller fuel salt channel spacing is more likely to exhibit a negative MTC.As the fuel salt volume fraction increases,the negative FSTC first weakens and then increases,owing to the fuel salt density effect gradually weakening from negative to positive feedback and then decreasing.Meanwhile,the MTC weakens as the thermal utilization coefficient caused by the graphite temperature effect deteriorates.Thus,the negative TCR first weakens and then strengthens,mainly because of the change in the fuel salt density coefficient.As the assembly size increases,the magnitude of the FSTC decreases monotonously owing to a monotonously weakened fuel salt Doppler coefficient,whereas the MTC changes from gradually weakened negative feedback to gradually enhanced positive feedback.Then,the negative TCR weakens.Therefore,to achieve a proper negative TCR,particularly a negative MTC,an assembly with a smaller fuel salt channel spacing in the under-moderated region is strongly recommended.展开更多
作为四代堆6种候选堆型中唯一的液态燃料反应堆,熔盐堆对未来核能和钍资源利用具有重要意义,特别是熔盐快堆(Molten Salt Fast Reactor,MSFR)还具有较大的增殖比和较好的温度负反馈。由于启动新的熔盐快堆需要较高的燃料装载量,若能改善...作为四代堆6种候选堆型中唯一的液态燃料反应堆,熔盐堆对未来核能和钍资源利用具有重要意义,特别是熔盐快堆(Molten Salt Fast Reactor,MSFR)还具有较大的增殖比和较好的温度负反馈。由于启动新的熔盐快堆需要较高的燃料装载量,若能改善MSFR的增殖性能,则有利于提高233U产量并缩短燃料倍增时间。首先应用SCALE6.1针对MSFR的径向增殖盐、新增轴向增殖盐和新增石墨反射层这三方面分析了初始增殖比,同时从核素吸收率角度说明增殖比变化的原因和MSFR的设计不足并对其进行了优化;然后应用基于SCALE6.1开发的熔盐堆在线处理模块(Molten Salt Reactor Reprocessing Sequence,MSR-RS)进行燃耗分析。结果表明,新增轴向增殖盐可以进一步提高增殖性能;新增石墨反射层可以节省增殖盐装载量。改进后的堆型运行时增殖比可以维持在1.1以上,233U年产量提高至133 kg,倍增时间缩短至36 a,并且堆芯在整个运行寿期都能保持足够的温度负反馈。展开更多
数据存档系统是控制棒驱动机构(Control Rod Drive Mechanism,CRDM)样机控制系统的重要组成部分,主要用于存储控制棒的实时、报警信息及其他设备信息等数据,一方面能够使运行人员对熔盐堆CRDM样机的运行、调试和维修等工况进行分析和处...数据存档系统是控制棒驱动机构(Control Rod Drive Mechanism,CRDM)样机控制系统的重要组成部分,主要用于存储控制棒的实时、报警信息及其他设备信息等数据,一方面能够使运行人员对熔盐堆CRDM样机的运行、调试和维修等工况进行分析和处理,另一方面为今后基于数据分析的预警和诊断技术发展积累数据资源。本文基于开源、数据类型和接口丰富、扩展功能强大的关系型数据库Postgre SQL,设计实现了熔盐堆CRDM样机数据存档系统的数据库。为提高数据库的性能并确保安全可靠的存储数据,在数据采集上采用了双机热备技术,同时使用Java语言开发了控制棒棒位检索工具并连接数据存档系统。该系统在熔盐堆CRDM样机中的成功应用证明其是一种先进的、低成本的、稳定的数据存档系统。展开更多
基金supported by the Chinese TMSR Strategic Pioneer Science and Technology Project(No.XDA02010000)Chinese Academy of Sciences Talent Introduction Youth Program(No.SINAP-YCJH-202303)Chinese Academy of Sciences Special Research Assistant Funding Project and Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research-Chinese Academy of Science,Shanghai Branch(JCYJ-SHFY-2021-003)。
文摘A molten salt reactor(MSR)has outstanding features considering the application of thorium fuel,inherent safety,sustainability,and resistance to proliferation.However,fissile material^(233)U is significantly rare at the current stage,thus it is difficult for MSR to achieve a pure thorium-uranium fuel cycle.Therefore,using plutonium or enriched uranium as the initial fuel for MSR is more practical.In this study,we aim to verify the feasibility of a small modular MSR that utilizes plutonium as the starting fuel(SM-MSR-Pu),and highlight its advantages and disadvantages.First,the structural design and fuel management scheme of the SM-MSR-Pu were presented.Second,the neutronic characteristics,such as the graphite-irradiation lifetime,burn-up performance,and coefficient of temperature reactivity were calculated to analyze the physical characteristics of the SM-MSR-Pu.The results indicate that plutonium is a feasible and advantageous starting fuel for a SM-MSR;however,there are certain shortcomings that need to be solved.In a 250 MWth SM-MSR-Pu,approximately 288.64 kg^(233)U of plutonium with a purity of greater than 90% is produced while 978.00 kg is burned every ten years.The temperature reactivity coefficient decreases from -4.0 to -6.5 pcm K^(-1) over the 50-year operating time,which ensures a long-term safe operation.However,the amount of plutonium and accumulation of minor actinides(MAs)would increase as the burn-up time increases,and the annual production and purity of^(233)U will decrease.To achieve an optimal burn-up performance,setting the entire operation time to 30 years is advisable.Regardless,more than 3600 kg of plutonium eventually accumulate in the core.Further research is required to effectively utilize this accumulated plutonium.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11905285)the Shanghai Natural Science Foundation(No.20ZR1468700)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(No.2022258).
文摘The heavy water-moderated molten salt reactor(HWMSR)is a newly proposed reactor concept,in which heavy water is adopted as the moderator and molten salt dissolved with fissile and fertile elements is used as the fuel.Issues arising from graphite in traditional molten salt reactors,including the positive temperature coefficient and management of highly radio-active spent graphite waste,can be addressed using the HWMSR.Until now,research on the HWMSR has been centered on the core design and nuclear fuel cycle to explore the viability of the HWMSR and its advantages in fuel utilization.However,the core safety of the HWMSR has not been extensively studied.Therefore,we evaluate typical accidents in a small modular HWMSR,including fuel salt inlet temperature overcooling and overheating accidents,fuel salt inlet flow rate decrease,heavy water inlet temperature overcooling accidents,and heavy water inlet mass flow rate decrease accidents,based on a neutronics and thermal-hydraulics coupled code.The results demonstrated that the core maintained safety during the investigated accidents.
文摘Following publication of the original article,the authors observed that both Fig.5 and Fig.4 depict the same image.Figure 5 was inaccurately referenced and displayed.The correct Fig.5 is copied below:The original article has been updated.
文摘熔盐堆作为第四代先进核能系统之一,在安全性、经济性、防核扩散和可持续性等方面具有独特的优势。为了保障熔盐堆运行安全,需要快速、准确地识别瞬态工况,目前的瞬态识别方法主要依赖于操作员人工识别,这会引入较大的人为因素,严重影响核电安全。为了减少熔盐堆系统瞬态识别过程中引入的人为因素,提高熔盐堆运行安全,使用RELAP5-TMSR程序对美国橡树岭国家实验室建造运行的熔盐实验堆(Molten Salt Reactor Experiment,MSRE)的瞬态工况进行建模与仿真,产生数据集,基于K近邻(K-Nearest Neighbor,KNN)机器学习方法,建立了熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型,并对识别模型在噪声下的鲁棒性进行了分析和优化。结果显示:基于KNN方法建立的熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型在测试集上的F1分数达到99.99%;在噪声下的识别F1分数达到94.32%,具有较高的鲁棒性;进一步优化后的熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型在噪声下的F1分数达到99.73%,能较为准确地识别MSRE的瞬态工况,满足熔盐堆系统瞬态识别需求。基于KNN方法的熔盐堆系统瞬态识别模型能够有效识别系统瞬态工况,可应用于熔盐堆智能运维,确保熔盐堆运行安全。
基金supported by the Chinese TMSR Strategic Pioneer Science and Technology Project(No.XDA02010000)Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research-Chinese Academy of Science,Shanghai Branch(No.JCYJ-SHFY-2021-003)the Chinese Academy of Sciences Special Research Assistant Funding Project.
文摘In a thorium-based molten salt reactor(TMSR),it is difficult to achieve the pure 232Th–^(233)U fuel cycle without sufficient^(233)U fuel supply.Therefore,the original molten salt reactor was designed to use enriched uranium or plutonium as the starting fuel.By exploiting plutonium as the starting fuel and thorium as the fertile fuel,the high-purity^(233)U produced can be separated from the spent fuel by fluorination volatilization.Therefore,the molten salt reactor started with plutonium can be designed as a^(233)U breeder with the burning plutonium extracted from a pressurized water reactor(PWR).Combining these advantages,the study of the physical properties of plutonium-activated salt reactors is attractive.This study mainly focused on the burnup performance and temperature reactivity coefficient of a small modular molten-salt reactor started with plutonium(SM-MSR-Pu).The neutron spectra,^(233)U production,plutonium incineration,minor actinide(MA)residues,and temperature reactivity coefficients for different fuel salt volume fractions(VF)and hexagon pitch(P)sizes were calculated to analyze the burnup behavior in the SM-SMR-Pu.Based on the comparative analysis results of the burn-up calculation,a lower VF and larger P size are more beneficial for improving the burnup performance.However,from a passive safety perspective,a higher fuel volume fraction and smaller hexagon pitch size are necessary to achieve a deep negative feedback coefficient.Therefore,an excellent burnup performance and a deep negative temperature feedback coefficient are incompatible,and the optimal design range is relatively narrow in the optimized design of an SM-MSR-Pu.In a comprehensive consideration,P=20 cm and VF=20%are considered to be relatively balanced design parameters.Based on the fuel off-line batching scheme,a 250 MWth SM-MSR-Pu can produce approximately 29.83 kg of ^(233)U,incinerate 98.29 kg of plutonium,and accumulate 14.70 kg of MAs per year,and the temperature reactivity coefficient can always be lower than−4.0pcm/K.
基金the Strategic Pilot Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA02010500).
文摘The high-temperature molten salt pump is the core equipment in a molten salt reactor that drives the flow of the molten salt coolant.Rotor stability is key to the continuous and reliable operation of the molten salt pump,and the liquid seal at the wear ring can affect the dynamic characteristics of the rotor system.When the molten salt pump is operated in the hightemperature molten salt medium,thermal deformation of the submerged parts inevitably occurs,changing clearance between the stator and rotor,affecting the leakage and dynamic characteristics of the seal.In this study,the seal leakage,seal dynamic characteristics,and rotor system dynamic characteristics are simulated and analyzed using finite element simulation software based on two cases of considering the effect of seal thermal deformation effect or not.The results show a significant difference in the leakage characteristics and dynamic characteristics of the seal obtained by considering the effect of seal thermal deformation and neglecting the effect of thermal deformation.The leakage flow rate decreases,and the first-order critical speed of the seal-bearing-rotor system decrease after considering the seal’s thermal deformation.
基金supported by the Chinese TMSR Strategic Pioneer Science and Technology Project (No.XDA02010000)the Frontier Science Key Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.QYZDY-SSW-JSC016)the Shanghai Sailing Program (No.20YF1457600).
文摘Due to their unique features,such as the inherent safety,simplified fuel cycle,and continuous on-line reprocessing,molten salt reactors(MSRs)are regarded as one of the six reference reactors in the Generation IV International Forum(GEN-IV).Molten chloride salt fast reactors(MCFRs)are a type of MSR.Compared to molten fluoride salt reactors(MFSRs),MCFRs have a higher solubility of heavy metal atoms,a harder neutron spectrum,lower accumulation of fission products(FPs),and better breeding and transmutation performance.Thus,MCFRs have been recognized as a type of MSR with great prospects for future development.However,as the most important feature for MSRs,the effect of different reprocessing modes on MCFRs must be researched in depth.As such,this study investigated the effect of different isotopes,especially FPs,on the neutronic performance of an MCFR,such as its breeding performance.Furthermore,the characteristics of the different reprocessing modes and MCFR rates were analyzed in terms of safety,radioactivity level,neutron economy,and breeding capacity.In the end,a reprocessing method suitable for MCFRs was determined through calculation and analysis,which provides a reference for the further research of MCFRs.
基金supported by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (No.2022258)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.12175300)+1 种基金the Chinese TMSR Strategic Pioneer Science and Technology Project (No.XDA02010000)the Young Potential Program of Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.E1550510)。
文摘To provide a reliable and comprehensive data reference for core geometry design of graphite-moderated and low-enriched uranium fueled molten salt reactors,the influences of geometric parameters on the temperature coefficient of reactivity(TCR)at an assembly level were characterized.A four-factor formula was introduced to explain how different reactivity coefficients behave in terms of the fuel salt volume fraction and assembly size.The results show that the fuel salt temperature coefficient(FSTC)is always negative owing to a more negative fuel salt density coefficient in the over-moderated region or a more negative Doppler coefficient in the under-moderated region.Depending on the fuel salt channel spacing,the graphite moderator temperature coefficient(MTC)can be negative or positive.Furthermore,an assembly with a smaller fuel salt channel spacing is more likely to exhibit a negative MTC.As the fuel salt volume fraction increases,the negative FSTC first weakens and then increases,owing to the fuel salt density effect gradually weakening from negative to positive feedback and then decreasing.Meanwhile,the MTC weakens as the thermal utilization coefficient caused by the graphite temperature effect deteriorates.Thus,the negative TCR first weakens and then strengthens,mainly because of the change in the fuel salt density coefficient.As the assembly size increases,the magnitude of the FSTC decreases monotonously owing to a monotonously weakened fuel salt Doppler coefficient,whereas the MTC changes from gradually weakened negative feedback to gradually enhanced positive feedback.Then,the negative TCR weakens.Therefore,to achieve a proper negative TCR,particularly a negative MTC,an assembly with a smaller fuel salt channel spacing in the under-moderated region is strongly recommended.
文摘作为四代堆6种候选堆型中唯一的液态燃料反应堆,熔盐堆对未来核能和钍资源利用具有重要意义,特别是熔盐快堆(Molten Salt Fast Reactor,MSFR)还具有较大的增殖比和较好的温度负反馈。由于启动新的熔盐快堆需要较高的燃料装载量,若能改善MSFR的增殖性能,则有利于提高233U产量并缩短燃料倍增时间。首先应用SCALE6.1针对MSFR的径向增殖盐、新增轴向增殖盐和新增石墨反射层这三方面分析了初始增殖比,同时从核素吸收率角度说明增殖比变化的原因和MSFR的设计不足并对其进行了优化;然后应用基于SCALE6.1开发的熔盐堆在线处理模块(Molten Salt Reactor Reprocessing Sequence,MSR-RS)进行燃耗分析。结果表明,新增轴向增殖盐可以进一步提高增殖性能;新增石墨反射层可以节省增殖盐装载量。改进后的堆型运行时增殖比可以维持在1.1以上,233U年产量提高至133 kg,倍增时间缩短至36 a,并且堆芯在整个运行寿期都能保持足够的温度负反馈。
文摘数据存档系统是控制棒驱动机构(Control Rod Drive Mechanism,CRDM)样机控制系统的重要组成部分,主要用于存储控制棒的实时、报警信息及其他设备信息等数据,一方面能够使运行人员对熔盐堆CRDM样机的运行、调试和维修等工况进行分析和处理,另一方面为今后基于数据分析的预警和诊断技术发展积累数据资源。本文基于开源、数据类型和接口丰富、扩展功能强大的关系型数据库Postgre SQL,设计实现了熔盐堆CRDM样机数据存档系统的数据库。为提高数据库的性能并确保安全可靠的存储数据,在数据采集上采用了双机热备技术,同时使用Java语言开发了控制棒棒位检索工具并连接数据存档系统。该系统在熔盐堆CRDM样机中的成功应用证明其是一种先进的、低成本的、稳定的数据存档系统。