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An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP)

Criticality (nuclear fission); Fuels; Hydrides; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Thorium; Thorium compounds; Uranium; Uranium compounds; Core configuration; Fuel research; Neutron multiplication; Neutronic analysis; Seed-blanket; Thorium fuels; Thorium oxides; Zirconium hydride; Zirconium compounds

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Main Authors: Bin Damahuri A.H., Mohamed H., Mohamed A.A., Idris F.
Other Authors: 57201214590
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2023
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-239072023-05-29T14:53:02Z An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP) Bin Damahuri A.H. Mohamed H. Mohamed A.A. Idris F. 57201214590 57136356100 57190936088 6701397678 Criticality (nuclear fission); Fuels; Hydrides; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Thorium; Thorium compounds; Uranium; Uranium compounds; Core configuration; Fuel research; Neutron multiplication; Neutronic analysis; Seed-blanket; Thorium fuels; Thorium oxides; Zirconium hydride; Zirconium compounds Thorium is one of the elements that needs to be explored for nuclear fuel research and development. One of the popular core configurations of thorium fuel is seed-blanket configuration or also known as Radkowsky Thorium Fuel concept. The seed will act as a supplier of neutrons, which will be placed inside of the core. The blanket, on the other hand, is the consumer of neutrons that is located at outermost of the core. In this work, a neutronic analysis of seed-blanket configuration for the TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP) is carried out using Monte Carlo method. The reactor, which has been operated since 1982 use uranium zirconium hydride (U-ZrH1.6) as the fuel and have multiple uranium weight which are 8.5, 12 and 20 wt.%. The pool type reactor is one and only research reactor that located in Malaysia. The design of core included the Uranium Zirconium Hydride located at the centre of the core that will act as the seed to supply neutron. The thorium oxide that will act as blanket situated outside of seed region will receive neutron to transmute 232Th to 233U. The neutron multiplication factor or criticality of each configuration is estimated. Results show that the highest initial criticality achieved is 1.30153. � Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. Final 2023-05-29T06:53:02Z 2023-05-29T06:53:02Z 2018 Conference Paper 10.1088/1757-899X/298/1/012035 2-s2.0-85043983693 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85043983693&doi=10.1088%2f1757-899X%2f298%2f1%2f012035&partnerID=40&md5=170194305ff376ee333a55f6b47869ce https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23907 298 1 12035 All Open Access, Bronze Institute of Physics Publishing Scopus
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description Criticality (nuclear fission); Fuels; Hydrides; Monte Carlo methods; Neutrons; Thorium; Thorium compounds; Uranium; Uranium compounds; Core configuration; Fuel research; Neutron multiplication; Neutronic analysis; Seed-blanket; Thorium fuels; Thorium oxides; Zirconium hydride; Zirconium compounds
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Bin Damahuri A.H.
Mohamed H.
Mohamed A.A.
Idris F.
format Conference Paper
author Bin Damahuri A.H.
Mohamed H.
Mohamed A.A.
Idris F.
spellingShingle Bin Damahuri A.H.
Mohamed H.
Mohamed A.A.
Idris F.
An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP)
author_sort Bin Damahuri A.H.
title An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP)
title_short An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP)
title_full An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP)
title_fullStr An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP)
title_full_unstemmed An investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for TRIGA PUSPATI Reactor (RTP)
title_sort investigation into the feasibility of thorium fuels utilization in seed-blanket configurations for triga puspati reactor (rtp)
publisher Institute of Physics Publishing
publishDate 2023
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