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A Conceptual Design Study of a Small Natural Convection Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Reactor Without Refueling for 30 Years
Volume 154 · Number 2 · May 2006 · Pages 142-154
Technical Paper · Fission Reactors
Yoshitaka Chikazawa, Mamoru Konomura, Tomoyasu Mizuno, Makoto Mito, Mikio Tanji
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A small fast reactor has the potential to be utilized as a power source applicable to diversified social needs and to reduce capital risks. At remote sites where the population is small and plants cannot be economically connected to a power grid, power sources without refueling whose capacities are <50 MW(electric) are required because the fuel transfer cost is expensive at such sites. In the present study, a small lead-bismuth-cooled core with a 30-yr lifetime has been developed, and a simple plant system without refueling has been sketched. The dimensions of the major components are determined to evaluate its economic potential. Transient analyses of anticipated-transient-without-scram events show that the design has passive safety features suitable for a remote power source.
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