Mathematical models of thorium reactor core
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18321/cpc22(4)279-295Keywords:
thorium, thorium nuclear reactor, subcritical nuclear reactor, theoretical calculation modelsAbstract
Interest in using thorium as an alternative fuel for nuclear reactors has grown rapidly over the past decade. The minimally efficient way to use thorium is to add small amounts of thorium oxide (ThO2) to conventional uranium-based oxide fuel. A more complex but more advantageous way to use thorium oxide is in fast neutron systems with a specially configured core and a fertile layer around it. If some increase in the breeding ratio is required, nitride or carbide fuel can be used instead of oxide fuel. The development and advancement of this area depends on additional research into the characterization of the basic properties, modeling and calculation of various such systems, and the development of technological methods and equipment.
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