| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 14, 2017
Energy and Fuels 2016
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| Article Number | 01047 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| Section | Energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171401047 | |
| Published online | 15 March 2017 | |
Development of numerical models for Monte Carlo simulations of Th-Pb fuel assembly
AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Energy and Fuels, Department of Nuclear Energy, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
* Corresponding author: moettin@agh.edu.pl
The thorium-uranium fuel cycle is a promising alternative against uranium-plutonium fuel cycle, but it demands many advanced research before starting its industrial application in commercial nuclear reactors. The paper presents the development of the thorium-lead (Th-Pb) fuel assembly numerical models for the integral irradiation experiments. The Th-Pb assembly consists of a hexagonal array of ThO2 fuel rods and metallic Pb rods. The design of the assembly allows different combinations of rods for various types of irradiations and experimental measurements. The numerical model of the Th-Pb assembly was designed for the numerical simulations with the continuous energy Monte Carlo Burnup code (MCB) implemented on the supercomputer Prometheus of the Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet AGH.
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