Soviet Atomic Energy

, Volume 46, Issue 4, pp 273–277 | Cite as

Reproduction characteristics of fast breeder reactors and their determination

  • V. S. Kagramanyan
  • V. B. Lytkin
  • M. F. Troyanov
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Conclusions

The study of the reproduction characteristics of fast breeder reactors clearly shows the need to unify the approach used in determining them. The authors consider it possible to formulate the following conclusions and recommendations.
  1. 1.

    From the viewpoint of the reproduction process, the most accurate definition of the doubling time and the fuel characteristics of a fast breeder reactor is based on the conditions of the reactor's operation in a system of such reactors in a stable regime.

     
  2. 2.

    For calculations of the doubling time and also as an independent indicator it is appropriate to use the BG [Eq. (7)] defined for natural stable plutonium, rather than the traditional BR.

     
  3. 3.

    For the purpose of unification, it is preferable to use Eq. (11) and the approximate equations (12) and (15) for determining the doubling time (characteristic rate of growth).

     
  4. 4.

    To allow for the differences in isotopic composition of the plutonium, it is good practice to produce plutonium in thermal and fast reactors, and also to express the load of plutonium in a fuel cycle in terms of equivalent quantities of239Pu.

     

Keywords

Isotopic Composition Plutonium Good Practice Doubling Time Fast Reactor 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1979

Authors and Affiliations

  • V. S. Kagramanyan
  • V. B. Lytkin
  • M. F. Troyanov

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