SPARK-NC: A Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Small Modular Fast …
Two conceptual designs of small modular portable reactors, SPARK and SPARK-LS, which are characterized by forced circulation of lead bismuth and chloride salt, respectively, were proposed in a previous study [12,17]. The study was mainly focused on developing a compact and small core design that can be conveniently transported by truck or barge.
Neutronic/thermal‐hydraulic design features of an improved lead‐bismuth …
Lead‐based fast reactors (LFRs) have unique advantages in the development of a SMR, which has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. In this paper, an optimized design for a lead‐bismuth small modular reactor was studied on the basis of the design of SUPERSTAR. This paper aims to propose an improved LFR core scheme …
SPARK-NC: A Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Small Modular …
In this study, a conceptual design was developed for a lead-bismuth-cooled small modular fast reactor SPARK-NC with natural circulation and load following …
Preliminary conceptual design of a lead–bismuth
A lead–bismuth cooled small reactor named CLEAR-SR have been proposed, the main purpose of the reactor is for energy supply in the ocean environments, such as the islands far from the land or offshore oil drilling platform.CLEAR-SR with integrated modular design, the power would to be 50–100 MWe, makes use of UN (U …
SUMMER：A small modular lead-bismuth-cooled fast
In this study, a conceptual design was developed for a lead-bismuth-cooled small modular fast reactor SPARK-NC with natural circulation and load following capabilities. The nominal rated power was ...
Core design of long-cycle small modular lead-cooled …
PDF. Tools. Share. Summary. A core design of small modular liquid-metal fast reactor (SMLFR) cooled by lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) was developed for power …
Study on the 3-D Natural Circulation Characteristics of LFR …
In 2015, to investigate the natural circulation characteristics of a small modular natural circulation LBE (Lead-Bismuth Eutectic) cooled fast reactor, 3-D simulations was conducted by using ANSYS FLUENT, in which a 3-D quarter reactor model was established, and the core power distribution was realized by UDF tools …
Thermal-hydraulic analysis of a lead–bismuth small modular …
The application of lead–bismuth small modular reactor (SMR) has unique advantages in offshore engineering. Moving conditions caused by ocean environment are important for the security analysis of nuclear system. In this paper, the models including core neutronics, reactor thermal hydraulics and moving conditions for a natural …
Preliminary design and analysis on the cogeneration
Small Modular Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (SMLFR) can be well suited for the user in remote areas, island, small grid and extremely cold regions [16]. There are a few studies on the cogeneration systems for SMLFR. The focus on the cogeneration for LFR is industrial heating with relatively mature experience. Due to the high outlet temperature …
Lead and Lead-bismuth Eutectic
The lead-cooled fast reactor is a nuclear reactor design that features a fast neutron spectrum and molten lead or lead-bismuth eutectic coolant. Lead-Bismuth Eutectic or LBE is a eutectic alloy of lead (44.5%) and bismuth (55.5%). Molten lead or lead-bismuth eutectic can be used as the primary coolant because lead and bismuth have low …
Preliminary conceptual design of a lead–bismuth
Abstract. A lead–bismuth cooled small reactor named CLEAR-SR have been proposed, the main purpose of the reactor is for energy supply in the ocean environments, such as the islands far from the land or offshore oil drilling platform. CLEAR-SR with integrated modular design, the power would to be 50–100 MWe, makes use of …
Lead-Bismuth Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Licensing …
The Columbia Basin Consulting Group (CBCG) is developing an advanced reactor cooled by Lead-Bismuth (Pb-Bi). The design is being developed for a high level of passive safety. It has the advantages of the classical liquid metal (sodium) reactor, i.e. small size and passive safety, while having the additional advantage of chemically inert coolant.
Small modular reactor (SMR) development plan in Korea
After the outbreak of Fukushima accident, inherently safe small modular reactor (SMR) receives growing interest in Korea and Europe. In this paper, we will describe recent status of evolving designs of SMR, their advantages and challenges. In particular, the conceptual design of lead-bismuth cooled SMR in Korea, URANUS with 40∼70 MWe is ...
URANUS: Korean Lead-Bismuth Cooled Small Modular Fast …
A small modular lead-bismuth cooled reactor has been designated as Ubiquitous, Robust, Accident-forgiving, Nonproliferating and Ultra-lasting Sustainer (URANUS-40) with a nominal electric power rating of 40 MW (100 MW thermal) that is well suited to be used as a distributed power source in either a single unit or a cluster for …
MicroURANUS: Core design for long‐cycle lead‐bismuth…
A core design of MicroURANUS, a long‐cycle lead‐bismuth‐cooled fast nuclear reactor for marine applications, is presented. It aims to generate a power of 60MWth, which can be regulated during operation. MicroURANUS was designed to achieve a small burnup reactivity swing for 30 effective full‐power years of a lifetime without …
Thermal design of printed circuit heat exchanger used for lead-bismuth
Thermal design of PCHE. In the paper, the working parameters of SVBR-100 (100 MW Svintsovo Vismutovyi Bystriy Reaktor) lead–bismuth reactor from Russia are used. It is a small, modular, liquid heavy metal cooled advanced fast reactor [30]. Its power generation capacity is 100 MWe, and the thermal power is 280 MWt.
Thermal-hydraulic analysis of a lead–bismuth small …
The application of lead–bismuth small modular reactor (SMR) has unique advantages in offshore engineering. Moving conditions caused by ocean environment …
SUMMER：A small modular lead-bismuth-cooled …
A mobile energy supply unit based on a lead-bismuth-cooled, pool-type, small modular fast reactor named SUstainable Modular Mobile Enhanced Reactor …
Modular Lead-Bismuth Fast Reactors in Nuclear Power
modular multi-purposed small power fast reactors (100 MWe) with heavy liquid-metal coolant (HLMC)—eutectic lead-bismuth alloy, which possess developed properties of inherent self-protection and passive safety, i.e., SVBR-100 [2]. This technology has been mastered in Russia [3] for nuclear submarines' (NS) reactors. 2.
Lead-bismuth cooled fast reactor for regional power generation
It is shown that the innovative nuclear power technology of lead-bismuth cooled fast reactors, such as SVBR, based on the experience gained in operating nuclear submarines with chemically inert lead-bismuth coolant, which does not require high pressure in the first loop, satisfies all requirements for low-capacity nuclear power plants …
SPARK-NC: A Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Small …
In this study, a conceptual design was developed for a lead-bismuth-cooled small modular fast reactor SPARK-NC with natural circulation and load following capabilities. The nominal rated power …
URANUS: Korean Lead-Bismuth Cooled Small Modular Fast …
A small modular lead-bismuth cooled reactor has been designated as Ubiquitous, Robust, Accident-forgiving, Nonproliferating and Ultra-lasting Sustainer (URANUS-40) with a nominal electric power rating of 40 MW (100 MW thermal) that is well suited to be used as a distributed power source in either a single unit or a cluster for electricity, heat ...
Simulation study on thermal characteristics of primary
Lead-bismuth cooled reactor has attracted much interest in many countries because of its advantages of good economy, high reliability and good inherent safety. ... URANUS: Korean lead-bismuth cooled small modular fast reactor activities. Small Modular Reactors Symposium, vol. 54730 (2011), pp. 107-112. View in Scopus Google …
Conceptual design of oil field energy supply system based …
The modular lead–bismuth fast reactor SVBR-100 proposed by Zrodnikov et al. (Zrodnikov et al., 2011, Gromov et al., 2001) in Russia uses MOX fuel, with a designed thermal power of 280 MW th and a refuilling cycle of about 8 years. In 2016, USTC proposed a small modular natural circulation lead-cooled fast reactor SNCLFR-100 …
An Intelligent Optimization Method for Preliminary Design of Lead …
To meet the numerous application demands of lead-bismuth reactors, different design optimization tasks need to be conducted on these reactors based on the existing reactor core solutions. However, the design optimization of lead-bismuth reactors is a challenging task because it is a complex, multi-dimensional, and nonlinear constrained problem. To …
MicroURANUS: Core design for long‐cycle lead‐bismuth…
A core design of MicroURANUS, a long-cycle lead-bismuth-cooled fast nuclear reactor for marine applications, is presented. It aims to generate a power of 60MW th, which can be regulated during operation.MicroURANUS was designed to achieve a small burnup reactivity swing for 30 effective full-power years of a lifetime without refueling.
(PDF) Structural Developments for Lead-Bismuth Cooled …
PASCAR is a 100MWt/35MWe lead–bismuth-cooled small modular reactor which requires no on-site refueling and well suits to be used as a distributed power source in either a single unit or a ...
Core design and analysis of a lead-bismuth cooled …
Core design and analysis of a lead-bismuth cooled small modular reactor. Chenglong Wang, Shi Wei, +2 authors. G. Su. Published in Annals of Nuclear Energy 1 …
Modular Lead-Bismuth Fast Reactors in Nuclear Power
On the basis of the unique experience of operating reactors with heavy liquid metal coolant–eutectic lead-bismuth alloy in nuclear submarines, the concept of modular small fast reactors SVBR-100 for civilian nuclear power has been developed and validated. The features of this innovative technology are as follows: a monoblock (integral) design …
Summer：A Small Modular Lead-Bismuth-Cooled …
Summer：A Small Modular Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Fast Reactor for Mobile Energy Supply | Semantic Scholar. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4387251. Corpus ID: 257530514. …