Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)

Coolant purification systems constitute integral element of any reactor facility. A number of new tasks emerge in the current day reactor engineering, one of which is the task to enhance productivity and capacity of such systems. Retrospective analysis of coolant purification systems in nuclear reac...

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Main Authors: F.A. Kozlov, A.P. Sorokin, M.A. Konovalov
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Language:English
Published: National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) 2016-03-01
Series:Nuclear Energy and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452303816300036
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description Coolant purification systems constitute integral element of any reactor facility. A number of new tasks emerge in the current day reactor engineering, one of which is the task to enhance productivity and capacity of such systems. Retrospective analysis of coolant purification systems in nuclear reactors from BR-5 to BN-1200, such as cold traps and sorbents for purification from cesium ensuring successful operation of nuclear power installations equipped with sodium-cooled fast neutron reactors and hot traps representing promising concept to be used for sodium purification from oxygen on NPPs demonstrated that there exist capabilities for enhancing characteristics of such systems. Main directions of efforts for improving characteristics of purification systems for future NPPs equipped with sodium-cooled reactors were suggested based on the results of the implemented studies. Cold trap must be included as the mandatory element of the purification system of the reactor primary cooling loop both in normal and in standby operational modes. Optimal solutions on the purification from radioactive impurities and non-radioactive corrosion products as applied to fast sodium-cooled reactors require implementation of purposeful R&D efforts.
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spelling doaj.art-ba085e6787d14a9899ffa8cd34ead5692022-12-22T01:34:14ZengNational Research Nuclear University (MEPhI)Nuclear Energy and Technology2452-30382016-03-012151310.1016/j.nucet.2016.03.002Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)F.A. Kozlov0A.P. Sorokin1M.A. Konovalov2JSC “SSC RF – Institute for Physics and Power Engineering n.a. A.I. Leypunsky”, 1, Bondarenko Sq.,Obninsk, Kaluga Region 249033, RussiaJSC “SSC RF – Institute for Physics and Power Engineering n.a. A.I. Leypunsky”, 1, Bondarenko Sq.,Obninsk, Kaluga Region 249033, RussiaJSC “SSC RF – Institute for Physics and Power Engineering n.a. A.I. Leypunsky”, 1, Bondarenko Sq.,Obninsk, Kaluga Region 249033, RussiaCoolant purification systems constitute integral element of any reactor facility. A number of new tasks emerge in the current day reactor engineering, one of which is the task to enhance productivity and capacity of such systems. Retrospective analysis of coolant purification systems in nuclear reactors from BR-5 to BN-1200, such as cold traps and sorbents for purification from cesium ensuring successful operation of nuclear power installations equipped with sodium-cooled fast neutron reactors and hot traps representing promising concept to be used for sodium purification from oxygen on NPPs demonstrated that there exist capabilities for enhancing characteristics of such systems. Main directions of efforts for improving characteristics of purification systems for future NPPs equipped with sodium-cooled reactors were suggested based on the results of the implemented studies. Cold trap must be included as the mandatory element of the purification system of the reactor primary cooling loop both in normal and in standby operational modes. Optimal solutions on the purification from radioactive impurities and non-radioactive corrosion products as applied to fast sodium-cooled reactors require implementation of purposeful R&D efforts.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452303816300036Purification systemCold trapHot trapFilterImpuritiesOxygenHydrogenCorrosion productsDiffusionHeat and mass exchangeHeater
spellingShingle F.A. Kozlov
A.P. Sorokin
M.A. Konovalov
Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)
Nuclear Energy and Technology
Purification system
Cold trap
Hot trap
Filter
Impurities
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Corrosion products
Diffusion
Heat and mass exchange
Heater
title Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)
title_full Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)
title_fullStr Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)
title_full_unstemmed Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)
title_short Sodium purification systems for NPP with fast reactors (retrospective and perspective views)
title_sort sodium purification systems for npp with fast reactors retrospective and perspective views
topic Purification system
Cold trap
Hot trap
Filter
Impurities
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Corrosion products
Diffusion
Heat and mass exchange
Heater
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452303816300036
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