Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01074-y
D. A. Klinov, M. Yu. Semenov, G. M. Mikhailov, A. A. Peregudov, V. A. Mishin, N. V. Solomonova, A. N. Kryukov, M. R. Farakshin, S. B. Belov, A. E. Kuznetsov, V. N. Ignatiev, G. Yu. Dubova
{"title":"Calculation and experimental analysis of BN-800 neutron-physical characteristics during the transition to mixed oxide fuel loading","authors":"D. A. Klinov, M. Yu. Semenov, G. M. Mikhailov, A. A. Peregudov, V. A. Mishin, N. V. Solomonova, A. N. Kryukov, M. R. Farakshin, S. B. Belov, A. E. Kuznetsov, V. N. Ignatiev, G. Yu. Dubova","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01074-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01074-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The BN-800 reactor with a hybrid core has been in commercial operation in Russia since 2016. During the initial period, the layout of the hybrid core was constantly changed, including variations in the ratios of fuel assemblies with uranium and mixed oxide fuel, as well as the number of fuel assemblies in medium and high enrichment zones. In 2021, the transition of the BN-800 core to full mixed oxide fuel loading began. The transition was carried out in stages: during the reloading period, fuel assemblies with mixed oxide fuel (one third of the total amount of fuel assemblies in the core) was loaded into the core. In 2022, the reactor was brought to its minimum controlled power level at full mixed oxide fuel loading. During BN-800 operation, a large amount of experimental data on the main neutron-physical characteristics of the core has been accumulated. The adequacy of the computational prediction of the BN-800 neutron-physical characteristics was confirmed by comparing the neutron-physical values. The experimental results were evaluated using a set of critical BFS assemblies for modeling the reactor core. A comparative analysis of calculated values between the neutron-physical characteristics, which were obtained by various calculation codes within the framework of a reactor operation support, and the experimental data, was carried out.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"1 - 11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141363839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01088-6
E. V. Semenov, V. V. Kharitonov
{"title":"Influence of the composition and burnup of accident-tolerant fuel on the fuel component of NPP electricity cost","authors":"E. V. Semenov, V. V. Kharitonov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01088-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01088-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study evaluates the impact of accident-tolerant fuel compositions on the nuclear power plant (NPP) electricity cost associated with the fuel component across a broad spectrum of fuel cycle parameters. The cost of electricity is influenced by changes in burnup, fuel enrichment, thermal stress, reactor campaign, as well as market prices for natural uranium, its conversion, enrichment, fabrication of fuel assemblies, and the cost of spent fuel treatment. From derived analytical expressions that depict the relation between fuel burnup and various reactor operation parameters, grid diagrams were developed. By adhering to specified limitations on burnup and the fuel-related component of NPP electricity cost, these diagrams facilitate the selection of the fuel cycle.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"107 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141364756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01084-w
S. L. Gavrilov, A. E. Pimenov, A. M. Shvedov, D. V. Aron, S. V. Dyakov
{"title":"Determination of the dose rate from the pulse-height spectra of an airborne gamma-ray spectrometer based on an unmanned aerial vehicle","authors":"S. L. Gavrilov, A. E. Pimenov, A. M. Shvedov, D. V. Aron, S. V. Dyakov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01084-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01084-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present study, data for converting the pulse-height spectra of an airborne gamma-ray spectrometer with a NaI (31 × 31 mm) detector to the dose rate values were obtained using the mathematical simulation. The results were tested using model tasks for determining pulse-height spectra at heights from 15 to 75 m. A point isotropic source of <sup>60</sup>Co and the infinite contamination of the soil surface with <sup>137</sup>Cs were considered as sources of gamma-radiation. The simulation was carried out using the Monte Carlo method. As a result, uncertainties of obtained conversion coefficients for dose rate estimations were evaluated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"74 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141361868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01077-9
S. A. Andreev, S. Yu. Kasyanov
{"title":"Prospects for application of robotics and digitalization in integral critical experiments at compact assembly machines","authors":"S. A. Andreev, S. Yu. Kasyanov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01077-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01077-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The paper discusses issues connected with the enhancement of nuclear safety and productivity of integral critical experiments by means of applied digitalization and robotics in technological solutions. Experiments performed at a FKBN compact assembly machine must be precise and informative. The concept of robotics in hazardous nuclear operations is discussed in terms of its potential advantages. The basic requirements for mechanics and artificial intelligence are outlined.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"27 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141364386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01087-7
E. V. Bezgodov, S. D Pasyukov, M. V. Nikiforov, A. A. Tarakanov, I. A. Popov, DL Moshkin, U. F. Davletchin, V. A. Simonenko, I. A. Kirillov, S. G. Kalyakin, M. K. Sedov
{"title":"External and internal ignition of a hydrogen-air gas mixture induced by a recombiner","authors":"E. V. Bezgodov, S. D Pasyukov, M. V. Nikiforov, A. A. Tarakanov, I. A. Popov, DL Moshkin, U. F. Davletchin, V. A. Simonenko, I. A. Kirillov, S. G. Kalyakin, M. K. Sedov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01087-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01087-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During their initial development, passive autocatalytic hydrogen recombiners (PARs) were presumed to operate in a flameless mode. However, a series of independent experiments conducted in the 1990s observed hydrogen-air gas mixtures igniting as a result of PAR operation. This ignition was due to overheating of the catalyst, leading to the thermal ignition of hydrogen-air mixtures (termed “internal ignition”). Additionally, individual particles may become detached from the catalyst substrate and swept up by the gas stream to subsequently ignite the gas mixture outside the recombiner housing, a phenomenon known as “external ignition.” This article delves into the experimental findings concerning two mechanisms of hydrogen-air mixture ignition. Direct evidence for recombiner-induced external ignition was captured using the Schlieren method. It was confirmed that the concentration limits for external ignition differ from those for internal ignition. In order to ensure nuclear power plant safety, the development of a testing methodology for the technology used in manufacturing catalysts is essential.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"97 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141364532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01079-7
A. O. Ushakov, I. I. Zherin, A. V. Muslimova, M. D. Noskov
{"title":"Research of the influence of the feed solution flow rate on the uranium refining in an extraction column cascade","authors":"A. O. Ushakov, I. I. Zherin, A. V. Muslimova, M. D. Noskov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01079-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01079-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present work aims to study the influence of the feed solution flow rate on uranium refining in a cascade of extraction columns. Numerical studies of uranium extraction refining in a column cascade using a nonequilibrium mathematical model of liquid extraction are presented. The model describes the main physical and chemical processes in the column, including the longitudinal mixing of liquid phases, convective mass transfer, as well as the mass exchange between the water and organic phases. The model used a uranium extraction isotherm based on the data of the interaction between an aqueous solution of uranyl nitrate, nitric acid, and a tributyl phosphate solution in a hydrocarbon diluent. The operation of the extraction column cascade with various flow rates of the water phase at the inlet was simulated. Based on the calculations, the maximum flow rate of the feed aqueous solution was established ensuring the maximum cascade productivity and isolation of uranium from the water-tail solution.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"40 - 46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141365097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01085-9
I. M. Mamedov, S. P. Maslennikov
{"title":"Analysis of charged particle flows in the interelectrode gap of an ion-optical system","authors":"I. M. Mamedov, S. P. Maslennikov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01085-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01085-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The article presents the results of an experimental study and numerical simulation of argon ion flow formation in the inter-electrode gap of the ion-optical system used in a miniature linear accelerator. In the experimental study, an ion source with a Penning discharge was used to generate charged particles. The experimental results of measuring the beam emittance at the output of an ion source were used as initial data to numerically simulate the dynamics of charged-particle flows. The simulation results are consistent with those obtained via an experimental study on the trajectories and parameters of the ion flow local spot on the collector of the accelerating system.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"81 - 85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141362527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01083-x
S. P. Maslennikov, I. M. Mamedov
{"title":"Increasing the operational stability of a vacuum neutron tube ion source","authors":"S. P. Maslennikov, I. M. Mamedov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01083-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01083-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The article presents the results of the study on the amplitude-time characteristics of pulsed discharges and ion flux formation processes in spark-arc ion sources used in small vacuum neutron tubes. The obtained data show that the initial phase of the discharge ignition is accompanied by the development of instabilities that affect the formation of ion fluxes. An interruption of the vacuum arc at the moment of a change in the discharge current polarity results in a sharp change in the energy characteristics of the discharge and the neutron yield of the tube. Based on the results of the study, options are proposed for constructing pulsed power supply systems based on ion sources that increase the operational stability of neutron generators.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"69 - 73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141364467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-06DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01090-y
R. B. Bahdanovich, A. S. Gerasimov, G. V. Tikhomirov
{"title":"Correction to: Reduction of the Systematic Error of the Monte Carlo Method in MCU-Aided Calculations of Nuclear Reactors","authors":"R. B. Bahdanovich, A. S. Gerasimov, G. V. Tikhomirov","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01090-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01090-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 3-4","pages":"234 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141377978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atomic EnergyPub Date : 2024-06-03DOI: 10.1007/s10512-024-01082-y
R. F. Ibragimov, I. V. Urupa, E. V. Ryabeva
{"title":"Response matrix simulation for a fast neutron spectrometer based on an organic scintillator","authors":"R. F. Ibragimov, I. V. Urupa, E. V. Ryabeva","doi":"10.1007/s10512-024-01082-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10512-024-01082-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The work describes features of the procedure for obtaining a response matrix to neutron radiation with energies from 1 to 19 MeV for a single-crystal stilbene scintillation detector. This response matrix is subsequently used in solving the problem of unfolding the neutron energy distribution at the detector location. The procedure for obtaining the matrix includes both experimental work and simulations of nuclear physics processes. In order to carry out the simulations, the Geant4 library package with the connected optical physics accounting module was used. The resulting matrix can be used as part of the amplitude method for unfolding the spectra of neutrons with energies in the range of 1–19 MeV with a step of 0.1 MeV. The obtained response matrix takes into account the main physical processes and instrumental effects of detectors based on organic scintillators, including the dependence of the light yield in the scintillator on the type and energy of charged particles, as well as the energy resolution of the detector depending on the energy of detected particles. In comparison with earlier results obtained using response matrices that do not take into account the above formation features of hardware spectra, it was possible to reduce the lower limit of the detected neutron energy from 1.5 to 1.0 MeV, as well as to increase the reliability of unfolded neutron energy distributions at the measurement point. The error in determining the neutron energy in the range of 1–15 MeV was not more than 200 keV.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":480,"journal":{"name":"Atomic Energy","volume":"135 1-2","pages":"61 - 68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141259918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}