TY - GEN
T1 - Preliminary fuel cycle analysis of a fusion-driven subcritical reactor
AU - Mao, Lisheng
AU - Wang, Minghuang
AU - Fu, Xuewei
AU - Jiang, Jieqiong
AU - Wu, Yican
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) has been performed to compare two fuel cycle scenarios: a once-through cycle (LWR OT) and a fusion Cdriven reactor, namely FDS-SFB, recycling employing PUREX (Purex-SFB). In order to estimate the LCOEs, the mass flows based on an equilibrium mode were analysed. The sensitivity of the results to variations in key parameters was also performed. A simple dynamic model was also constructed to consider other important factors that characterize a fuel cycle, e.g. resource utilization, environmental effects. The results of economics are as flows: LWR OT 29mill- s/KWh, Purex-SFB 48.19mills/KWh. It was found that the capital cost accounts for the largest proportion of the LCOEs. The fu- el cycle cost analysis indicates that the FDS-SFB fuel cycle cost will be competitive with the once-through fuel cycle. Also, sen- sitivity analysis indicates that fuel cycle cost of LWR would be higher than that of the LWR-SFB fuel cycle with the uranium Price rising. Dynamic model analysis indicates that Purex-SFB could reduce the amounts of MA and the amounts of natural u- ranium considerably compared with LWR OT.
AB - The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) has been performed to compare two fuel cycle scenarios: a once-through cycle (LWR OT) and a fusion Cdriven reactor, namely FDS-SFB, recycling employing PUREX (Purex-SFB). In order to estimate the LCOEs, the mass flows based on an equilibrium mode were analysed. The sensitivity of the results to variations in key parameters was also performed. A simple dynamic model was also constructed to consider other important factors that characterize a fuel cycle, e.g. resource utilization, environmental effects. The results of economics are as flows: LWR OT 29mill- s/KWh, Purex-SFB 48.19mills/KWh. It was found that the capital cost accounts for the largest proportion of the LCOEs. The fu- el cycle cost analysis indicates that the FDS-SFB fuel cycle cost will be competitive with the once-through fuel cycle. Also, sen- sitivity analysis indicates that fuel cycle cost of LWR would be higher than that of the LWR-SFB fuel cycle with the uranium Price rising. Dynamic model analysis indicates that Purex-SFB could reduce the amounts of MA and the amounts of natural u- ranium considerably compared with LWR OT.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84901712933
U2 - 10.1115/ICONE21-15588
DO - 10.1115/ICONE21-15588
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:84901712933
SN - 9780791855829
T3 - International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Proceedings, ICONE
BT - Fuel Cycle, Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning; Reactor Physics and Transport Theory; Nuclear Education, Public Acceptance and Related Issues; Instrumentation and Controls; Fusion Eng.
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - 2013 21st International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 2013
Y2 - 29 July 2013 through 2 August 2013
ER -