Publication Laka-library:
Back-end of the HTR fuel cycle (1997)
| Author | R.Schram, J.Prij, ECN |
| Date | July 1997 |
| Classification | 6.01.3.51/20 (NUCLEAR SAFETY - REACTORS - NEW GENERATIONS - HIGH TEMPERATUR REACTOR / PBMR) |
| Front | 
|
From the publication:
1. INTRODUCTION The HTR is a modular high temperature reactor with unique safety characteristics. The fuel elements, which consists of fuel particles fixed in a graphite matrix, are designed such that the fuel temperature cannot exceed 1600 °C. The coated fuel particles have excellent thermal stability and good fission product retention characteristics. The HTR is cooled with helium and has a relatively high operating temperature (approx. 800 °C), which makes this reactor type well-suited for combined heat and power generation. In the Netherlands the HTR reactor was studied within the PINK program, which was initiated to intensify and maintain national nuclear expertise. The pre-feasibility study, which was named INCOGEN (Inherently Safe Nuclear Cogeneration), was carried out by five companies and institutions [1]. The INCOGEN design is based on the German HTR-PAP module, which has on-line fuelling of fuel spheres (PAP = Peu-a-Peu). Off-line refuelling is done every few years. Many aspects of the HTR (such as market potential, reactor physics, fuel chemistry etc.) were studied with the INCOGEN study but so far no attention was paid to the back-end of the fuel cycle. This report deals with the back-end of the fuel cycle of the HTR, the data in this report are mainly based on the design parameters of the INCOGEN system [2].
This publication is only available at Laka on paper, not as pdf.
You can borrow the publication or request a copy. When we're available, this is possible for a small fee.