Overview of Fourth Generation Reactors Studied at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)

Overview of Fourth Generation Reactors Studied at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)

This paper presents the results of the studies about the Fourth Generation Reactors developed at DENU-UFMG, such as the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR), Molten Salt Breeder Reactor (MSBR), Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) and Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR). These studies evaluate neutronic parameters...

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Main Authors: Clarysson Alberto Mello da Silva, Anderson Altair Pinheiro de Macedo, Maurício Gilberti, Fabiano Cardoso da Silva, Isabella Resende Magalhães, Antonella Lombardi Costa, Claubia Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2024-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
Subjects:
Generation Four Nuclear Reactors
Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Neutronic simulations
Online Access:https://sbpr.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/2419
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Summary:This paper presents the results of the studies about the Fourth Generation Reactors developed at DENU-UFMG, such as the Very High Temperature Reactor (VHTR), Molten Salt Breeder Reactor (MSBR), Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) and Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR). These studies evaluate neutronic parameters of the nuclear system at steady state and during the burnup using computer models developed at DENU-UFMG using SCALE 6.0 (KENO-VI/ORIGENS), MCNPX 2.6.0 and MCNP5. The results show that the adopted methodologies confirm the capabilities of the codes to simulate specific situations in steady state or transient operating conditions.
ISSN:2319-0612

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