A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels
Helium production in the nuclear fuel matrix during irradiation plays a critical role in the design and performance of Gen-IV reactor fuel, as it represents a life-limiting factor for the operation of fuel pins. In this work, a surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels...
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| author | D. Pizzocri M.G. Katsampiris L. Luzzi A. Magni G. Zullo |
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| description | Helium production in the nuclear fuel matrix during irradiation plays a critical role in the design and performance of Gen-IV reactor fuel, as it represents a life-limiting factor for the operation of fuel pins. In this work, a surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels is developed, targeting its inclusion in engineering tools such as fuel performance codes. This surrogate model is based on synthetic datasets obtained via the SCIANTIX burnup module. Such datasets are generated using Latin hypercube sampling to cover the range of input parameters (e.g., fuel initial composition, fission rate density, and irradiation time) and exploiting the low computation requirement of the burnup module itself. The surrogate model is verified against the SCIANTIX burnup module results for helium production with satisfactory performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d43039b644de43b7bc62afdad96363712023-07-29T04:34:54ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332023-08-0155830713079A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuelsD. Pizzocri0M.G. Katsampiris1L. Luzzi2A. Magni3G. Zullo4Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Nuclear Engineering Division, Via La Masa 34, 20156, Milano, ItalyPolitecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Nuclear Engineering Division, Via La Masa 34, 20156, Milano, ItalyCorresponding author.; Politecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Nuclear Engineering Division, Via La Masa 34, 20156, Milano, ItalyPolitecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Nuclear Engineering Division, Via La Masa 34, 20156, Milano, ItalyPolitecnico di Milano, Department of Energy, Nuclear Engineering Division, Via La Masa 34, 20156, Milano, ItalyHelium production in the nuclear fuel matrix during irradiation plays a critical role in the design and performance of Gen-IV reactor fuel, as it represents a life-limiting factor for the operation of fuel pins. In this work, a surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels is developed, targeting its inclusion in engineering tools such as fuel performance codes. This surrogate model is based on synthetic datasets obtained via the SCIANTIX burnup module. Such datasets are generated using Latin hypercube sampling to cover the range of input parameters (e.g., fuel initial composition, fission rate density, and irradiation time) and exploiting the low computation requirement of the burnup module itself. The surrogate model is verified against the SCIANTIX burnup module results for helium production with satisfactory performance.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S173857332300222XMOX fuelMinor actinidesHelium productionSCIANTIXGeneration IV fast reactors |
| spellingShingle | D. Pizzocri M.G. Katsampiris L. Luzzi A. Magni G. Zullo A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels Nuclear Engineering and Technology MOX fuel Minor actinides Helium production SCIANTIX Generation IV fast reactors |
| title | A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels |
| title_full | A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels |
| title_fullStr | A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels |
| title_full_unstemmed | A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels |
| title_short | A surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor MOX fuels |
| title_sort | surrogate model for the helium production rate in fast reactor mox fuels |
| topic | MOX fuel Minor actinides Helium production SCIANTIX Generation IV fast reactors |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S173857332300222X |
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