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Tritium transport characteristics analysis in molten salt reactor under transient conditions

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Tritium control is one of the most critical issues for the development of Molten Salt Reactor (MSR). The point kinetic model has been added into the TAPAS (Tritium trAnsPort chAracteristicS code) to research the dynamic responses of tritium transport characteristics during transients. Two typical transient accident conditions for Transportable Fluoride-salt-cooled High-temperature Reactor (TFHR) are simulated, including unprotected reactivity insertion (URIA) and unprotected overcooling (UOC). The distributions of the key variables in the primary loop and variations with time are obtained including TF, T2 and Cr2+. Numerical results show that during transients, tritium has quite different transport characteristics compared with steady state, ranging from tritium production and speciation, absorption by graphite, Cr corrosion and deposition to tritium permeation. The results are discussed in comparison with earlier findings in detail. This study may provide a valuable reference for the tritium control in MSR.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNuclear Safety, Security, and Cyber Security; Computer Code Verification and Validation
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791851463
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2018 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 22 Jul 201826 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE
Volume4

Conference

Conference2018 26th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period22/07/1826/07/18

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