Optimization study on accelerator driven system design for effective transmutation of Iodine-129

Kairat Ismailov, Kenji Nishihara, Masaki Saito, Hiroshi Sagara

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Abstract

The transmutation of Iodine-129 in accelerator driven system (ADS) is studied. The sodium iodide assembly loadings inside the core of ADS and in the surrounding core region are considered. The introduced concept of ADS with a power of 800 MWt is able to transmute 250 kg/y of minor actinides (MAs) and 46 kg/y of Iodine-129 that supports ten PWRs. The initial loading masses of MAs and I-129 in ADS were equal to 3810 kg and 824 kg, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)136-142
Number of pages7
JournalAnnals of Nuclear Energy
Volume56
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 11 2013

Keywords

  • Accelerator-driven system
  • Iodine
  • Neutron
  • Transmutation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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