Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/6596
Title: Effect of Using Thorium Molten Salts on the Neutronic Performance of PACER
Authors: Acır, Adem
Übeyli, Mustafa
Keywords: Peaceful nuclear explosive
Fusion
Energy multiplication
Thorium molten salt
Publisher: Springer
Abstract: Utilization of nuclear explosives can produce a significant amount of energy which can be converted into electricity via a nuclear fusion power plant. An important fusion reactor concept using peaceful nuclear explosives is called as PACER which has an underground containment vessel to handle the nuclear explosives safely. In this reactor, Flibe has been considered as a working coolant for both tritium breeding and heat transferring. However, the rich neutron source supplied from the peaceful nuclear explosives can be used also for fissile fuel production. In this study, the effect of using thorium molten salts on the neutronic performance of the PACER was investigated. The computations were performed for various coolants bearing thorium and/or uranium-233 with respect to the molten salt zone thickness in the blanket. Results pointed out that an increase in the fissile content of the salt increased the neutronic performance of the reactor remarkably. In addition, higher energy production was obtained with thorium molten salts compared to the pure mode of the reactor. Moreover, a large quantity of (233)U was produced in the blanket in all cases.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-009-9241-y
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/6596
ISSN: 0164-0313
Appears in Collections:Elektrik ve Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü / Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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