Detailed neutronic study of the power evolution for the European Sodium Fast Reactor during a positive insertion of reactivity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.11.014
Abstract: Abstract The new reactor concepts proposed in the Generation IV International Forum require the development and validation of new components and new materials. Inside the Collaborative Project on the European Sodium Fast Reactor, several accidental… read more here.
Keywords: european sodium; sodium fast; power; fast reactor ... See more keywords
Nuclear data uncertainty propagation on a sodium fast reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.08.018
Abstract: Abstract Uncertainties on criticality parameters and reactivity effects in a SFR (Sodium Fast Reactor) were calculated and characterized. An SFR model loaded with ≈ 10 % MAs (Minor Actinides) was chosen as test case of… read more here.
Keywords: data uncertainty; uncertainty; sodium fast; fast reactor ... See more keywords
Design directions of optimized reactivity control systems in sodium fast reactors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.11.008
Abstract: Abstract In sodium fast reactors, the control rods, a movable cluster of open pins with boron carbide as absorber, are almost the only approach to control reactivity. Boron-10 has a good absorption ability in fast… read more here.
Keywords: fast reactors; sodium fast; control; control rods ... See more keywords
Design of a hydrogen/tritium permeation sensor for Gen-IV sodium fast reactors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2021.110414
Abstract: Abstract A crucial issue for the design of a fission Generation IV Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) is to efficiently characterize the processes and the technical solutions devoted to the management and the control of tritium… read more here.
Keywords: sodium fast; hydrogen isotopes; hydrogen; sodium ... See more keywords
Neutronic Analysis of the European Sodium Fast Reactor: Part II - Burnup Results
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4048765
Abstract: In the framework of the Horizon 2020 project ESFR-SMART (2017-2021), the European Sodium Fast Reactor (ESFR) core was updated through a safety-related modification and optimization of the core design from the earlier FP7 CP-ESFR project… read more here.
Keywords: part; european sodium; sodium fast; fast reactor ... See more keywords
Optimization of the European Sodium Fast Reactor Secondary Sodium Loop as Part of the ESFR-SMART Project
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DOI: 10.1115/1.4052589
Abstract: Based on feedback from existing reactors and current projects, the European Sodium Fast Reactor Safety Measures Assessment and Research Tools (ESFR SMART) project proposes an optimization of the secondary circuit with the main aim of… read more here.
Keywords: esfr smart; european sodium; sodium fast; sodium ... See more keywords