• 제목/요약/키워드: CSBA

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An advanced core design for a soluble-boron-free small modular reactor ATOM with centrally-shielded burnable absorber

  • Nguyen, Xuan Ha;Kim, ChiHyung;Kim, Yonghee
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제51권2호
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    • pp.369-376
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    • 2019
  • A complete solution for a soluble-boron-free (SBF) small modular reactor (SMR) is pursued with a new burnable absorber concept, namely centrally-shielded burnable absorber (CSBA). Neutronic flexibility of the CSBA design has been discussed with fuel assembly (FA) analyses. Major design parameters and goals of the SBF SMR are discussed in view of the reactor core design and three CSBA designs are introduced to achieve both a very low burnup reactivity swing (BRS) and minimal residual reactivity of the CSBA. It is demonstrated that the core achieves a long cycle length (~37 months) and high burnup (~30 GWd/tU), while the BRS is only about 1100 pcm and the radial power distribution is rather flat. This research also introduces a supplementary reactivity control mechanism using stainless steel as mechanical shim (MS) rod to obtain the criticality during normal operation. A further analysis is performed to investigate the local power peaking of the CSBA-loaded FA at MS-rodded condition. Moreover, a simple $B_4C$-based control rod arrangement is proposed to assure a sufficient shutdown margin even at the cold-zero-power condition. All calculations in this neutronic-thermal hydraulic coupled investigation of the 3D SBF SMR core are completed by a two-step Monte Carlo-diffusion hybrid methodology.

Multi-batch core design study for innovative small modular reactor based on centrally-shielded burnable absorber

  • Steven Wijaya;Xuan Ha Nguyen;Yunseok Jeong;Yonghee Kim
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제56권3호
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    • pp.907-915
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    • 2024
  • Various core designs with multi-batch fuel management (FM) are proposed and optimized for an innovative small modular reactor (iSMR), focusing on enhancing the inherent safety and neutronic performance. To achieve soluble-boron-free (SBF) operation, cylindrical centrally-shielded burnable absorbers (CSBAs) are utilized, reducing the burnup reactivity swing in both two- and three-batch FMs. All 69 fuel assemblies (FAs) are loaded with 2-cylindrical CSBA. Furthermore, the neutron economy is improved by deploying a truly-optimized PWR (TOP) lattice with a smaller fuel radius, optimized for neutron moderation under the SBF condition. The fuel shuffling and CSBA loading patterns are proposed for both 2- and 3-batch FM with the aim to lower the core leakage and achieve favorable power profiles. Numerical results show that both FM configurations achieve a small reactivity swing of about 1000 pcm and the power distributions are within the design criteria. The average discharge burnup in the two-batch core is comparable to three-batch commercial PWR like APR-1400. The proposed checker-board CR pattern with extended fingers effectively assures cold shutdown in the two-batch FM scenario, while in the three-batch FM, three N-1 scenarios are failed. The whole evaluation process is conducted using Monte Carlo Serpent 2 code in conjunction with ENDF/B-VII.1 nuclear library.

Physics study for high-performance and very-low-boron APR1400 core with 24-month cycle length

  • Do, Manseok;Nguyen, Xuan Ha;Jang, Seongdong;Kim, Yonghee
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제52권5호
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    • pp.869-877
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    • 2020
  • A 24-month Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400) core with a very-low-boron (VLB) concentration has been investigated for an inherently safe and high-performance PWR in this work. To develop a high-performance APR1400 which is able to do the passive frequency control operation, VLB feature is essential. In this paper, the centrally-shielded burnable absorber (CSBA) is utilized for an efficient VLB operation in the 24-month cycle APR1400 core. This innovative design of the VLB APR1400 core includes the optimization of burnable absorber and loading pattern as well as axial cutback for a 24-month cycle operation. In addition to CSBA, an Er-doped guide thimble is also introduced for partial management of the excess reactivity and local peaking factor. To improve the neutron economy of the core, two alternative radial reflectors are adopted in this study, which are SS-304 and ZrO2. The core reactivity and power distributions for a 2-batch equilibrium cycle are analyzed and compared for each reflector design. Numerical results show that a VLB core can be successfully designed with 24-month cycle and the cycle length is improved significantly with the alternative reflectors. The neutronic analyses are performed using the Monte Carlo Serpent code and 3-D diffusion code COREDAX-2 with the ENDF/B-VII.1.

미래전을 대비한 한국군 발전방향 제언: 미국의 모자이크전 수행개념 고찰을 통하여 (A Proposal for Korean armed forces preparing toward Future war: Examine the U.S. 'Mosaic Warfare' Concept)

  • 장진오;정재영
    • 해양안보
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.215-240
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    • 2020
  • 2017년 8월 미(美) 국방성 산하 DARPA(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)는 "모자이크전(mosaic warfare)"이라는 새로운 전투방식을 제안하였다. DARPA의 전략기술국장(Director of Strategic Technology Office) Timothy Grayson에 따르면 모자이크전이란 "지정된 위치에 딱 들어맞아야 제 역할을 할 수 있는 특정 모양의 "퍼즐조각(puzzle pieces, 특정임무가 지정된 플랫폼)"이 아니라 호환 가능한 "타일(tile, 센서 및 타격 기능)"이 복합체계로 구성된 전투방식"이다. 모자이크전 이론 및 최근 동향을 살펴보기에 앞서, 모자이크전에 대한 배경과 몇 가지 핵심전제를 분석하였다. 미 국방성은 중국 A2/AD에 대한 자국 자산의 방호가 극도로 제한된다는 점을 암묵적으로 인정하고 있다. 또한 미국은 여전히 다른 나라의 영토와 영공에서도 완전한 군사적 우위를 추구하고자 한다. 미국은 모자이크전을 통한 재빠른 전투손실 회복력, 인명피해 최소화로 대량의 물량이 필요한 소모전도 감수할 수 있을 것이다. 모자이크전의 핵심은 "의사결정 중심전(Decision Centric Warfare)"이다. 이를 구현하기 위해 아군에게는 적응력과 융통성을, 적에게는 복잡성과 불확실성을 제공하는 것으로, 인간의 "지휘(command)"와 기계의 "통제(control)"를 결합·활용하여 분산된 전력의 신속한 구성 및 재구성한다. 이를 통해 우군에게 더 많은 방책을 제공하고, 궁극적으로 상대의 의사결정 체계(OODA loop)를 붕괴시킨다. 이런 모자이크전 수행을 위한 핵심 요소는 적응형 킬웹(Adaptable kill web), 조합형 전력 패키지, 인공지능, 상황중심 C3 구조 등이 있다. 최근 CSBA(Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments)에서는 모자이크전의 의사결정과 관련하여 의미 있는 워게임 결과를 발표했다. 전통적인 전투수행 조직/방식(전통적 팀)과 모자이크전 수행방식의 팀(모자이크팀)간 분명한 차이점이 발견되었는데, 모자이크팀에서 더 많은 동시다발적 작전 수행 및 복잡성으로 상대의 의사결정 체계를 압도하고, 우군의 인명손실은 적었다. 또한 우군의 의사결정 속도를 증가시켜 지휘관 작전적 템포를 보다 신속하게 할 수 있었다. 한국군의 발전방향으로 우선 우리 안보환경을 고려한 '모자이크전'에 대한 연구와 발전이 필요하다. 미래전에 대비하여 영역에 상관없이 전력을 조합할 수 있는 전반적 군 구조를 검토해야 한다. 제한된 국방재원과 예산을 고려하여 선택과 집중이 필요하며, 주변국의 미래전 발전 동향에 대해 예의주시해야 한다.

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