| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9825391 | Progress in Nuclear Energy | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A new small reactor concept named Package-Reactor has been developed through a joint research of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Hitachi, Ltd. Several key designs have been investigated, taking into account both PWR and BWR technologies. The Package-Reactor is designed to attain high reliability, high safety, good maintainability, good operability and low construction cost. To achieve the aims, its nuclear steam supply system adopts the natural-circulation core cooling system, and the reactivity-control-free system, under normal operation. The core assembly is composed of several sub-cores. Each sub-core is housed in a pressure tube called “cassette”. The cycle length is five years, by using UO2 fuel with 5wt% enrichment. The containment vessel is small and the nuclear steam supply system can be constructed through ground transportation.
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Authors
Koki Hibi, Hiroki Takimoto, Masao Chaki, Masayoshi Matsuura, Kumiaki Moriya,