NucDes'16
Nuclear Design 2016
This project is conceived to improve your knowledge
in fundamentals of nuclear reactor design,
as taught in the four chapters studied in class:
3) graphite-moderated reactors
4) reactors with reduced moderation,
by working on some recent and accessible research.
Simulation Studies of
Small Modular Reactors
(SMRs, cf. IAEA's 2016 synthesis here)
for both uranium and thorium fuel cycles
(presented at the ICAPP 2016 conference)
Nuclear Design, How To ?
Contact : Alexis Nuttin
4 subjects (cf. 4 articles at bottom of this page)
All different, but on the same topic of SMRs
Each subject is presented by only one group
Understanding and synthesis work in group
During our brainstorming sessions and outside
Questions about precise issues to ask by e-mail
Send documents by e-mail before november 7
Slides in pdf, w/o animation (3 max. per person)
Abstract of about 800 words (2 pages max.)
Unique session (november 9)
Article 1 : HCSMR FUEL ASSEMBLY COMPUTATIONS WITH APOLLO2 AND TRIPOLI-4 CODES
Chunhui, Zikun, Fengyang, Lebogang & Daniel
Article 2 : FUEL CYCLE PERFORMANCE OF THERMAL SPECTRUM SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
Kamila, Adam, Bartek, Andrea, Pedro & Chih-Ying
Article 3 : LATTICE DESIGN AND COOLANT SELECTION FOR A 333 MWTH PWR CIVIL MARINE PROPULSION CORE USING THORIUM-BASED CHECKERBOARD MICRO-HETEROGENEOUS FUEL
Carla, Alessandro, Rafaela, Alex & Maksym
Article 4 : ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF A 333 MWTH MARINE PWR CORE USING MIXED D2O-H2O COOLANT AND THORIUM-BASED CHECKERBOARD MICRO-HETEROGENEOUS AND ALL-URANIUM FUEL
Victor, Michal, Piotr, Zhaokui & Aurélien
Part of Group 4, dealing with Control Rods
