GVGxG4Gn!Þ qFþ3M È!TG 9×3ÿ!T G Fþ4:#ÝFû6õG Gfuel/Pdf/WG_Th/Th WG_report/App 4-5.pdf( \NERI...
11
1 22 12 16 NDC 5 2 NERI Thor-Energy
Transcript of GVGxG4Gn!Þ qFþ3M È!TG 9×3ÿ!T G Fþ4:#ÝFû6õG Gfuel/Pdf/WG_Th/Th WG_report/App 4-5.pdf( \NERI...
1
22 12 16
NDC
5
2
NERI
Thor-Energy
3
• 1950 1970
• 1960 80
Indian Point 2
PWR) Ft St Vrain HTGR
4
• U238/Pu239
• Th-232/U-233
60MWe
1958 1982
1977
5
NERI• NERI
– DOE 1999
–•• 21
– 4• Optimization of Heterogeneous Utilization of Thorium in PWRs to
Enhance Proliferation Resistance and Reduce Waste– Reporting Period: (October 2000-September 2003)
–– Brookhaven National LaboratoryBrookhaven National Laboratory
– Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Todosow
• Advanced Proliferation Resistant, Lower Cost, Uranium-Thorium Dioxide Fuels for Light Water Reactors
– Reporting Period: (September 1999 – August 2002)
– Idaho Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
– Principal Investigator: Dr. Phillip E. MacDonald
• Fuel for a Once-Through Cycle (Th, U) O2 in a Metal Matrix– Reporting Period: (September 1999 – June 2003)
– Argonne National Laboratory
– Principal Investigator: Dr. Sean McDeavitt
• A Proliferation Resistant Hexagonal Tight Lattice BWR Fuel Core Design for Increased Burnup and Reduced Fuel Storage Requirements
– Reporting Period: (October 2001-December 2002)
– Brookhaven National Laboratory
– Principal Investigator: Dr. Hiroshi Takahashi
6
NERI (1/4)
• Optimization of Heterogeneous Utilization of Thorium in PWRs to Enhance Proliferation Resistance and Reduce Waste Project No. 00-014
•BNL Dr. Michael Todosow
MIT Prof. M. Kazimi
RTR)
SBU
U-Zr
ThO2 UO2
PWR VVER
Pu
7
NERI (2/4)
•Advanced Proliferation
Resistant, Lower Cost, Uranium-Thorium Dioxide Fuels for Light Water ReactorsProject No. 99-153
•INEEL Dr. Phillip E. MacDonaldMITPWR
FI ure Basic configurations of
micro-heterogeneous ThO2/UO2
fuel.
8
BNL INEEL MIT
• WASB Whole Assembly Seed Blanket)Seed-Blanket Unit (SBU
• Pu2383 4
•Pu239 60 70
• 10%
•U233 U233
U235 4
9
NERI 3/
•
Fuel for a Once-Through Cycle (Th, U) O2 in a Metal MatrixProject No. 99-095
•ANL Dr. Sean McDeavittPurdue
• Zr Th,U)O2
10
NERI (4/4)
•A Proliferation Resistant
Hexagonal Tight Lattice BWR Fuel Core Design for Increased Burnup and Reduced Fuel Storage RequirementsProject No. 99-164
•BNL Dr. Hiroshi TakahashiPurdue
• Th,Pu)O2HCBWR–
–500-1000m
11
• PWR (U, Pu)O2 (Th, Pu)O2
–
–
–
– Pu
• (Th, Pu)O2 MOX
12
• AECL)
•
AECLCANDU
8 ThO2U
U
13
•
• LWR VVER
• LWR
•
PIE
(Source: U.S. News & World Report, 3/26/09)
14
VVER
15
Thor-Energy
16
Thor-Energy
• 7
•
•
• Pu 11%
•
17
•
• PHWR) Pu
FBR U233
AHWR U-233 Pu Th
2/3
• AHWR U233
•
18
19
• CEA
– CEA• Th-U233 PWR
• Th-U233
• AREVALight bridge
– 2010 AREVA• 10
•• U233
•• U-Pu
• 2030
20
•
VVER PIE
• U-Pu– BN-800(Na FBR BN-600 2014
– BN-1200 Na FBR BN-600 2019
– BREST-300
– Pb-Bi FBR 2019
– MBIR Na 150MW 2019 BOR-60
• BN-1200
21
•
•
– Pu
–
•
•
