Breeding Performance of Carbide and Nitride Fuels in 2000 Mwe LMFBRS: A Preliminary Report. Part I. Assumptions, Constraints and Methodology

摘要

The assumptions, constraints, and methodology used in the design and analysis of 2000 MWe LMFBRs using carbide and nitride fuel are presented. The assumptions used in the nuclear, thermal and mechanical designs are discussed together with geometry constraints, operational constraints, performance constraints, constraints coming from fabrication consideration and fuel bundle-duct interaction constraints. The basic calculational flow for system design studies is described, and the computer codes used in the analyses are briefly reviewed. (ERA citation 03:003393)