PASCAR: Long burning small modular reactor based on natural circulation

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 241, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1486-1499

  Choi, Sungyeol ^a   Cho, Jae Hyun ^a   Bae, Moo Hoon ^a   Lim, Jun ^a   Puspitarini, Dina ^a   Jeun, Ji Hoon ^a   Joo, Han Gyu ^a   Hwang, Il Soon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN UP; CENTERLINES; COOLANT FLOW; CROSS FLOWS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DISTRIBUTED POWER SOURCES; DOUBLE-WALLED; FUEL THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT SUPPLY; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; LEAD-BISMUTH; LOSS-OF-COOLANTS; LOW PRESSURE DROP; LOW TEMPERATURES; METALLIC FUELS; NATURAL CIRCULATION; NEUTRONICS; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PASSIVE DECAY; PEAKING FACTOR; REACTIVITY FEEDBACK; REACTIVITY LOSS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SAFETY MARGIN; SMALL MODULAR REACTORS; THERMAL HYDRAULICS; TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE; UNPROTECTED TRANSIENT OVERPOWER;

BISMUTH; COOLANTS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DESALINATION; FAST REACTORS; FUELS; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RADIATION DAMAGE; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; WATER FILTRATION;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 79955008190     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.03.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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