钍基先进CANDU堆燃料循环方式研究
Research on Fuel Cycle of Thorium Advanced CANDU Reactor
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摘要: 在钍基先进CANDU堆的概念设计中,钍燃料的循环利用方式是一重要问题。文章采用中心两圈为钍燃料、外面两圈为稍加浓缩铀燃料的CANFLEX燃料棒束,通过对燃料棒束栅元物理特性的研究,提出了一套切实可行的直接自身再循环的燃料棒束循环方案。Abstract: The fuel cycle model is one of the most important problem in the concept design of Thorium Advanced CANDU Reactor(TACR). (Th-U)O2 CANFLEX fuel bundle, with ThO2 elements in the inner two rings and slightly enriched uranium(SEU)elements in the outer two rings, was used in the design of TACR. According to the research on the lattice physics of this fuel bundle, a feasible direct self-recycle method was researched for this Th-U fuel bundle.