1989 Volume 26 Issue 7 Pages 647-654
Analysis was performed on the effects of fuel loading schemes and fuel materials on the inherent (passive) safety characteristic of the modular pebble-bed type high-temperature reactor against depressurization accident involving loss of He forced circulation Two extreme fuel loading schemes, the infinite-velocity multipass and Once-Through-Then-Out (OTTO), were evaluated for both U and Th fuel cycles. The results of the analysis show that the maximum core temperatures attained following the accident were much lower for the infinite-velocity multipass scheme than for the OTTO scheme. For both schemes, the Th cycle showed slightly higher maximum peak temperatures, compared to U cycle.
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