The effect of adding impurities to the high density fuel matrix on the reactivity of the RSG-GAS core
Open Access
- 1 February 2022
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
- Vol. 2193 (1)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2193/1/012003
Abstract
The safety calculation of the RSG-GAS reactor core needs to be done if new high-density fuel is used in the RSG-GAS core. The use of new high-density fuels is very much needed in the RSG-GAS core so that it is necessary to calculate its safety. When using high density fuel there will be a “bottle neck” effect where there is a problem with the fuel and cladding interaction. According to previous researchers this can be overcome by adding metal elements Si, Ni or Ti to fuel. However, with the addition of metal elements Si, Ni or Ti to the fuel, it needs to be analyzed in the RSG-GAS core. The analysis was carried out calculations using a computer program by simulating the Si metal used 1%, 2%, 3% 4% and 5% in the fuel. The calculation of the additional metal element in the high-density fuel effect on the reactivity of the RSG-GAS core was carried out with the WIMSD-5B and Batan-FUEL programs. The WIMSD-5B program is a computer program consisting of several modules including the transport module which is used for the calculation of the generation of macroscopic constants for the 19.75% enriched uranium silicide fuel and the density of 4.8 gU/cc as a function of degree of burn. Core calculations were performed using a neutron diffusion program, namely Batan-FUEL. By calculating the core criticality at operating temperature, the core neutronic parameter values are obtained. The results of the analysis show that the amount of Si 5% in the high density fuel matrix can solve the bottle neck problem and the neutronic parameters are still within the safety limit. This value will determine how much the value of the fuel burn up and control rods are in accordance with the acceptance criteria so that the safety analysis can be carried out on the RSG-GAS core using high density. From the analysis, it was found that the addition of the element Si in the high-density fuel matrix did not find any significant changes in core reactivity and neutronic parameter.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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