Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods
The 5 MWe graphite-moderated gas-cooled reactor located at Yongbyon, North Korea, is a major facility for producing nuclear materials. The objective of this study is to evaluate the tritium production capability of the 5 MWe reactor when using a tritium-producing burnable absorber rod (TPBAR). This...
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| description | The 5 MWe graphite-moderated gas-cooled reactor located at Yongbyon, North Korea, is a major facility for producing nuclear materials. The objective of this study is to evaluate the tritium production capability of the 5 MWe reactor when using a tritium-producing burnable absorber rod (TPBAR). This paper presents burnup analysis results for TPBAR-embedded core models performed by McCARD, a Monte Carlo neutron transport simulation code. For three types of cores with TPBARs, the numerical results show that the 5 MWe reactor can produce 1.83–7.51 g of tritium per year depending on the number of TPBARs in the core. The numerical results can serve as a basis for assessing the feasibility of producing tritium using graphite-moderated gas-cooled reactors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-59874a00093c4ec09605040d57ff87bd2025-01-31T05:11:07ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332025-02-01572103207Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rodsDokyun Kim0Seong Jeong Jeong1Hyung Jin Shim2Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of KoreaSeoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of KoreaCorresponding author.; Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of KoreaThe 5 MWe graphite-moderated gas-cooled reactor located at Yongbyon, North Korea, is a major facility for producing nuclear materials. The objective of this study is to evaluate the tritium production capability of the 5 MWe reactor when using a tritium-producing burnable absorber rod (TPBAR). This paper presents burnup analysis results for TPBAR-embedded core models performed by McCARD, a Monte Carlo neutron transport simulation code. For three types of cores with TPBARs, the numerical results show that the 5 MWe reactor can produce 1.83–7.51 g of tritium per year depending on the number of TPBARs in the core. The numerical results can serve as a basis for assessing the feasibility of producing tritium using graphite-moderated gas-cooled reactors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S17385733240045585 MWe reactorTritium productionTPBARMcCARDBurnup analysis |
| spellingShingle | Dokyun Kim Seong Jeong Jeong Hyung Jin Shim Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods Nuclear Engineering and Technology 5 MWe reactor Tritium production TPBAR McCARD Burnup analysis |
| title | Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods |
| title_full | Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods |
| title_short | Evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 MWe gas-cooled graphite-moderated reactor at Yongbyon using tritium-producing burnable absorber rods |
| title_sort | evaluation of tritium production capability of the 5 mwe gas cooled graphite moderated reactor at yongbyon using tritium producing burnable absorber rods |
| topic | 5 MWe reactor Tritium production TPBAR McCARD Burnup analysis |
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