This paper is focused on feasible autonomous control strategies for Generation IV very high temperature reactors (VHTRs)-based systems for hydrogen production. Various burnable poison distributions and fuel compositions are considered. In particular, utilization of transuranium nuclides (TRUs) in VHTRs is explored as the core self-stabilization approach. Both direct cycle and indirect cycle energy conversion approaches are discussed. It is assumed that small-scale VHTRs may be considered for international deployment as grid-appropriate variable-scale self-contained systems addressing emerging demands for hydrogen. A Monte Carlo-deterministic analysis methodology has been implemented for coupled design studies of VHTRs with TRUs using the ORNL SCALE 5.1 code system. The developed modeling approach provides an exact-geometry 3D representation of the VHTR core details properly capturing VHTR physics. The discussed studies are being performed within the scope of the U.S. DOE Nuclear Energy Research Initiative project on utilization of higher actinides (TRUs and partitioned minor actinides) as a fuel component for extended-life VHTR configurations.
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September 2009
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Autonomous Control Strategies for Very High Temperature Reactor Based Systems for Hydrogen Production
Pavel V. Tsvetkov,
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Department of Nuclear Engineering,
e-mail: tsvetkov@tamu.edu
Texas A&M University
, 129 Zachry Engineering Center, MS 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133
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Ayodeji B. Alajo,
Ayodeji B. Alajo
Department of Nuclear Engineering,
Texas A&M University
, 129 Zachry Engineering Center, MS 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133
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David E. Ames, II
David E. Ames, II
Department of Nuclear Engineering,
Texas A&M University
, 129 Zachry Engineering Center, MS 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133
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Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Department of Nuclear Engineering,
Texas A&M University
, 129 Zachry Engineering Center, MS 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133e-mail: tsvetkov@tamu.edu
Ayodeji B. Alajo
Department of Nuclear Engineering,
Texas A&M University
, 129 Zachry Engineering Center, MS 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133
David E. Ames, II
Department of Nuclear Engineering,
Texas A&M University
, 129 Zachry Engineering Center, MS 3133 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3133J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Sep 2009, 131(5): 052906 (6 pages)
Published Online: June 11, 2009
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Received:
November 29, 2008
Revised:
December 7, 2008
Published:
June 11, 2009
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Tsvetkov, P. V., Alajo, A. B., and Ames, D. E., II (June 11, 2009). "Autonomous Control Strategies for Very High Temperature Reactor Based Systems for Hydrogen Production." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. September 2009; 131(5): 052906. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3098427
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