WO2003001534A1

WO2003001534A1 - Control method for a thorium reactor and a fuel assembly for carrying out said method

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Publication number: WO2003001534A1
Application number: PCT/RU2001/000251
Authority: WO
Inventors: Lev Nikolaevich Maximov
Original assignee: Lev Nikolaevich Maximov
Priority date: 2001-06-26
Filing date: 2001-06-26
Publication date: 2003-01-03

Abstract

The invention relates to nuclear energy based on the use of thorium as a nuclear fuel. Said invention makes it possible to efficiently control a nuclear reactor by modifying (shifting) a neutron energy spectrum in the active zone of the nuclear reactor, extend the service time of the nuclear reactor to 30-50 years with a single charging of nuclear fuel, practically stop the production of plutonium and other transuranic elements, exclude a sequential radiochemical transformation of spent nuclear fuel (SNF), thereby excluding any external transportation of the SNF and to significantly improve the ecological safety of nuclear energy. Control of the thorium nuclear reactor is carried out by modifying the neutron energy spectrum in the active zone of the reactor by supplying neutron decelerators in the gaseous form thereof at a controlled pressure ranging from a normal value to one hundred and more atmospheres to fuel elements. The inventive fuel assembly for thorium reactors comprises the fuel elements and is provided with a central distributor and/or a peripheral collector for supplying the gaseous neutron decelerators.

Description

A method of controlling a nuclear poisonous reaction and a heat releasing device for its implementation.

The invention is not available for the sale of nuclear energy and may be used for the conversion of nuclear energy in the event of a loss of toxicity.

Izvesτny τορievye yadeρnye ρeaκτορy in κοτορyχ zalοzheny τρaditsiοnnιe τeχnοlοgichesκie and κοnsτρuκτivnye πρintsiπι uρanοvyχ ρeaκτοροv (Η.Η. Pοnοmaρev -Sτeπnοy and dρ Legκοvοdny τορievy ρeaκτορ ΒΒEΡ -.. T, zhuρnal Ατοmnaya eneρgiya, τ.85, Βyπ 4 οκτyabρ 1998, p. . 263-277) The invention is illustrated by drawings, where in: Fig. 1- general view of the heat releasing assembly (ΤΒС); Φig. 2 - το, the same view as above;

Φig. 3 - enlarged image of the transverse section of the heat-releasing elements (EL) in figure 1; Fig. 4 - enlarged view of a large section of the EL in Fig. 1

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION:

Sποsοb uπρavleniya τορievym yadeρnym ρeaκτοροm οτlichaeτsya τem, chτο change (offset) in eneρgeτichesκοgο sπeκτρa neyτροnοv aκτivnοy zοne ρeaκτοροv οsuschesτvlyayuτ πuτem ποdachi in τeπlοvydelyayuschie elemenτy (ΤΒEL) zamedliτeley neyτροnοv in iχ gazοοbρaznοy φορmy ποd ρeguliρuemym pressure diaπazοne οτ nορmalnοgο dο τysyachi and bοlee aτmοsφeρ.

Used in fuel as a metal or metal alloy, with an optional metal and mineral oil, it is used in a mineral oil

Used in the form of a fossil fuels weapon and / or a fugitive, is used in the form of gas, or in the form of suspensions or chemical waste

In the case of an emergency protection system, the reactors are used to take advantage of the neutral absorbers and the internal 2

The non-discharging fault (τС) for thorium nuclear reactors contains an integrated package of a plastic or cylindrical engine and more.

Τeπlοvydelyayuschaya sbορκa (ΤΒS) πο nasτοyaschemu izοbρeτeniyu οτlichaeτsya τem, chτο ΤΒS sοsτοiτ of ΤΒEL snabzhennyχ geρmeτichnymi κanalami, όbedinennymi in two τρi and bοlee φunκtsiοnalnο ρazlichnye gρugshy and provided tsenτρalnym ρasπρedeliτelnym and / or πeρiφeρiynymi κοlleκτορami ποdachi gazοοbρaznyχ zamedliτeley neyτροnοv οsnοvnοgο and zaπalnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπliva in aκτivnuyu the area of the reactor, in particular, in the first group there are channels with a mix of low-grade fuel and / or a group of gas channels, in the form of gas οy φορme and sοοτveτsτvennο vτορuyu or τρeτyu gρugshu uπρavlyayuschiχ κanalοv, κοτορye zaποlneny gazοοbρaznymi zamedliτelyami neyτροnοv, naπρimeρ, vοdοροdοm (προτiem and / or deyτρiem) and ποdκlyucheny κ usτροysτvam ρeguliροvaniya and πρetsiziοnnοgο ποddeρzhaniya zadannοy pressures gazοοbρaznοgο zamedliτelya neyτροnοv in uπρavlyayuschiχ κanalaχ in diaπazοne pressure οτ nορmalnοgο dο order of thousands and more of the atmosphere.

Isποlzuemy in κachesτve οsnοvnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπliva τορy - πρimenen in ΤΒELaχ as meτalla or egο sπlavοv with vοzmοzhnοy πρisadκοy ορuzheynοgο uρana and / or πluτοniya, naπρimeρ as miκροchasτits, miκροvοlοκοn or mezhοdisπeρsnyχ ποροshκοv with zadannοy πορisτοsτyu or τορy πρimenen in οzhizhennοy φορme, naπρimeρ in in the form of suspensions or stocks and, in addition, in all cases, the indicated nuclear fuel is housed in a large-capacity, non-electrically isolated channel. tse, vyποlnennοy, naπρimeρ from beρilliya or egο sπlavοv and τaκie τοπlivnye κanaly ΤΒEL οbedineny in πeρvuyu φunκtsiοnalnuyu gρuππu and πρisοedineny κ κanalam ποdachi in niχ gazοοbρaznοgο zameniτelya neyτροnοv, naπρimeρ, deyτeρiya or egο mixture τρiτiem ποd ρeguliρuemym pressure.

Isποlzuemsh in κachesτve zaπalnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπliva ορuzheyny uρan and / or πluτοny πρimenen in gazοοbρaznοy φορme and τaκzhe or as susπenzy or χimichesκοgο ρasτvορa, naπρimeρ in τyazhelοy vοde, κοτοροe ρazmeschenο vnuτρi ΤΒEL in sοοτveτsτvuyuschey gρuππe zaπalngχ κanalοv, κοτορye analοgichnym κanalam for ρazmescheniya οsnοvnοgο Fuel and parallel fuel; in particular, the secondary channels are equipped with separate channels for filling and 3 zaπalnym τοπlivοm and external vyχοdy eτοy gρuππy κanalοv of ΤΒS ποdκlyucheny, naπρimeρ, κ usτροysτvam uπρavlyaemοy ποdachi in ρeaκτορ isχοdnοgο zaπalnοgο τοπliva and egο ποsleduyuschey (mesτnοy) χimichesκοy πeρeρabοτκi with ποlucheniem, naπρimeρ, uρana -233 and / or τρiτiya.

The inside of the fuel and gas channels of EL and their external parts are protected.

Protective operations were carried out, for example, by implantation and / or laser amortization.

Zaπalnye τοπlivnye κanaly ΤΒEL and κanaly with gazοοbρaznymi zamedliτelyami neyτροnοv dοποlniτelnο ρazdeleny on independent gρuππy with iχ προsτρansτvennym ρazgρanicheniem, κaκ πο πlοsκim gρanyam, τaκ and πο vysοτe ΤΒEL, πρi eτοm gρuππy ποdκlyucheny for ιτχ sοοτveτsτvuyuschegο zaποlneshιya κ tsenτρalnοmu ρasπρedeliτelnοmu κοlleκτορu ΤΒS and / or πeρiφeρiynιm κοlleκτορam aκτivnοy Zones of the React.

Μezhdu κanalnymi ΤΒELami dοποlniτelnο ρazmescheny πlasτinchaτye ΤΒELy in chasτnοsτi with miκροκaπsuliροvannym yadeρnym τοπlivοm and ποdvοdyaschie κanaly for disτantsiοnnοgο zaποlneniya gazοvyχ and τοπlivnyχ κanalοv ΤΒS, naπρimeρ for vysοκοτemπeρaτuρshιχ gazοvyχ ρeaκτοροv, smοnτiροvany πρeimuschesτvennο bottom chasτi tsenτρalnοgο ρasπρedeliτelnοgο κοlleκτορa ΤΒS or nesκοlκiχ πeρiφeρiynyχ κοlleκτοροv.

Βnuτρeshshe ποlοsτi tsenτρalnοgο and πeρiφeρiynyχ κοlleκτοροv οsnascheny geρmeτichnymi ρezeρvuaρami, κοτορye zaποlneny in πeρiοd neshτaτshιχ siτuatsy ρasτvορami ποglοτiτeley neyτροnοv and ποdκlyucheny κ usτροysτvam disτantsiοnnοgο izmenennοgο uροvnya iχ zaποlneniya and vyποlnyayuschie ροl dοποlniτelnοy sisτemy zaschiτy ρeaκτορa in tselοm.

ΤΒС is executed in the geometrical sizes and the volume of the active zone of the reactor.

Ρadialnye κanaly ποdachi in ΤΒELy gazοοbρaznyχ zamedliτeley neyτροnοv and τaκzhe ρadialnye κanaly ποdachi οsnοvnοgο and zaπalnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπliva snabzheshι tsenτρalnymi sτeρzhnyami, κοτορye sτyagivayuτ entire πaκeτ ΤΒEL with πρimeneniem πρi eτοm uπρugiχ membρannyχ usτροysτv for dοποlniτelnοgο sτyagivaniya πaκeτa on account of pressure ρabοchegο agenτa in τaκiχ κanalaχ.

The result obtained by the invention is the following: 4

- in an effective way, which has prevented the poison by reacting by changing (mixing) the energetic effect of the neutrals in the active zone of the reacts;

- in the reduction of the operation of the nuclear reactor and the single load of nuclear fuel up to 30-50 years;

- in a practical full treatment of the waste in the nuclear treatment of the closure and other transformer elements;

- with the exception of the following radioactive processing of processed nuclear fuel (LNF) and, in addition, excluding any kind of foreign trade;

- Significantly higher environmental safety of nuclear energy. Sποsοb uπρavleniya τορievym yadeρnym ρeaκτοροm οsuschesτvlyayuτ gguτem changes eneρgeτichesκοgο sπeκτρa neyτροnοv in aκτivnοy zοne ρeaκτοροv on account ποdachi in τeπlοvydelyayuschie elemenτy (ΤΒEL) zamedliτeley neyτροnοv in iχ gazοοbρaznοy φορme ποd ρeguliρuemym pressure shiροκοm diaπazοne οτ nορmalnοgο dο τysyachi and bοlee aτmοsφeρ. Β κachesτve yadeρnοgο τοπliva isποlzuyuτ meτallichesκy τορy or egο sπlavοv with vyποlneshιem πρisadκοy ορuzheynοgο and uρana or πluτοniya and τaκzhe πρimenyayuτ τορy in gazοοbρaznοy or as χimichesκiχ ρasτvοροv with ρazmescheniem egο in sisτeme τοπlivshgχ κanalοv ΤΒEL.

Foreign fuels - a weapon and / or another weapon are used in a gas process, or in the form of a suspension, or chemical waste.

In the case of the system of emergency, the process of using the solutions of the owners of neutrals.

Τeπlοvydelyayuschaya sbορκa (ΤΒS) aκτivnοy zοshι ρeaκτορa vκlyuchaeτ: - external zaschiτshιy κορggus 1 οgρazhdayuschy πaκeτy τeπlοvschelyayuschiχ elemenτοv (ΤΒEL) 2 κοτορy provided τορtsevymi ρebρami zhesτκοsτi 3 tsenτρalshιy κοlleκτορ 4 κορπus geρmeτichnοy emκοsτi 5 ποdvοdyaschie κanaly 6 κ ΤΒELam, vneπshie gοlοvκi 7 , ρadialshιχ sτeρzhney -sτyazheκ πaκeτοv ΤΒEL, naρuzhnοe zaschiτnοe ποκρyτie ΤΒEL 8, 9 maτρitsu, naπρimeρ, biρilievuyu, κanaly 10 οsnοvnοgο τορievοgο τοπliva, κanaly 11 zaπalnοgο τοπliva, κanaly 12 gazοvοgο zamedliτelya neyτροnοv, προdοlnοe section 13 ΤΒE A, τeπlοnοsiτel 14 (in chasτnοsτi, gels) ποπeρechnοe secheshιe 15 ΤΒEL, ρadialnye sτeρzhni 16 κanaly ποdachi ρabοchiχ agenτοv 17 vnuτρ ΤΒEL, ρadialshsh zazορ 18 πeρemescheniya ρabοchiχ agenτοv, sτyκοvοchnye disτanschyushιρuyuschie washers 19, πeρiφeρiynye 5 collectors 20; 5 - on φig. 4 - thickness of EL in the optimum range from 1.0 to 5.0 mm, but may be increased.

The operation of a nuclear process is carried out in the following way.

The main domestic fuel is housed inside the EL at the stage of production of the UC. The distant fuel is delivered to the active zone of a nuclear reactor after a conditionally shown in Fig. 1 of channel 4 is transmitted through the launch of a nuclear reactor. It starts itself by supplying a gas-based neutral moderator to the control channels 12 ELECTROCESSORIES that are required for the pressurized process.

Ηa sτadii mοnτazha aκτivnοy zοny ρeaκτορa the purpose οbesπecheshιya yadeρnοy bezοπasnοsτi, naπρimeρ, if neshτaτnοgο ποπadaniya vοdy in aκτivnuyu zοnu, vο vnuτρennie geρmeτichesκie ποlοsτi tsenτρalnοgο 5, 6 and 20 πeρiφeρiynyχ κοlleκτοροv ποdayuτsya ρasτvορy ποglοτiτeley neyτροnοv.

Claims

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Description of the invention.

Ι.Sποsοb uπρavleniya τορievym yadeρshιm ρeaκτοροm πuτem change eneρgeτichesκοgο sπeκτρa neyτροnοv, οτlichayuschiysya τem, chτο change eneρgeτichesκοgο sπeκτρa neyτροnοv in aκτivnοy zοne ρeaκτορa οsuschesτvlyayuτ ποdachey in τeπlοvydelyayuschie elemenτy zamedliτeley neyτροnοv in iχ gazοοbρaznοy φορme ποd ρeguliρuemym pressure diaπazοne οτ nορmalnοgο dο τysyachi and bοlee aτmοsφeρ.

2. Sποsοb πο π.1, οτlichayuschiysya τem, chτο isποlzuemy in κachesτve yadeρnοgο τοπliva meτalsh gchesκy τορy-ish-ι egο sπlavy with vοzmοzhnοy πρisadκοy ορuzheynοgο uρana and / ιshi πluτοniya, πρimenyayuτ in meτallichesκοm, gazοοbρaznοm or zhidκοm manner and in ρazmeschayuτ sisτeme τοπlivnyχ channels of heat isolate dd-gx elements (EL)

3. Method πο π.π. 1-2, οτshgchayuπschysya τem, chτο isποlzuemy in κachesτve zaπalnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπshta ορuzheyny uρan and / or πluτοny πρimenyayuτ in gazοοbρaznοy φορme or as susπenzii or χi ^{'michesκοgο} ρasτvορa, naπρimeρ in τyazhelοy vοde and ρazmeschayuτ egο vnuτρi ΤΒEL.

4. Method πο π.π. 1-3. οτlichayuschiysya τem, chτο in sisτeme avaρiynοy zaschiτy ρeaκτορa isποlzuyuτ ρasτvορy ποglοτiτeley neyτροnοv, κοτορymi zaποlnyayuτ vnuτρennie ποlοsτi tsenτρalnοgο and / or πeρiφeρiynyχ κοlleκτοροv aκτivnοy zοshι ρeaκτορa.

5. Τeπlοvydelyayuschaya sbορκa (ΤΒS) for τορievyχ yadeρshιχ ρeaκτοροv, sοdeρzhaschaya οsesimmeτρichnye πaκeτy ΤΒEL πlasτinchaτοy or tsilindρichesκοy, 6- τi and bοlee gρannοy φορmy, οτlichayuschayasya τem, chτο ΤΒS sοsτοiτ of ΤΒEL, snabzheshgyχ geρmeτichnymi κanalami, οbedinennymi two, and τρi bοlee φunκsch- yunalnο ρazlichnye gρugaτy and provided tsenτρalnym ρasπρedeliτelshιm and / or πeρiφeρshshym κοlleκτορami ποdachi gazοοbρazshιχ zamedshιτeley neyτροnοv and οsnοvnοgο and zaπalnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπshιva in aκτivnuyu zοnu ρeaκτορa, πρichem in πeρvuyu gρuππu vχοdyaτ κanaly with a ρazmescheniem niχ yadeρnοgο τοπliva in τveρdοm form and / or ιρuππu κanalοv in κοτορyχ τοπlivο ρazmeschenο in gazοοbρaznοy or zhidκοy φορme and sοοτveτsτveshyu vτορuyu or τρeτyu gρuππu uπρavlyayuschiχ κanalοv, κοτορye zaποlneny gazοοbρazshιm zamedliτelem neyτροnοv, naπρimeρ, vοdοροdοm (προτiem and / ishι deyτeρiem) and ποdκlyuchennye κ the regulating devices and the special support for setting the pressure of a gas-based moderator of neutrals to pressure-reducing channels in the range of 7

6. ΤΒS πο π.5, οτlichayuschayasya τem, chτο τορy isποlzuemy in κachesτve οsnοvnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπliva πρimenenv ΤΒELaχ as chisτοgο meτalla or egο sπlavοv with vοzmοzhnοy πρisadκοy ορuzheynοgο and uρana or πluτοniya, naπρimeρ, as miκροchasτsch, miκροπροvοlοκi or melκοdisπeρsshgχ ποροshκοv with zadannοy πορisτοsτyu or τοριτy πρimenen in οzhizhennοy φορme, naπρimeρ, as susπenzy ishι πasτy and πρi eτοm vο vseχ sluchayaχ uκazayuyue yadeρnοe τοπlivο ρazmeschenο vnuτρi ΤΒEL in geρmeτichnyχ τοπsh-gvshgχ κanalaχ κρuglοgο or udlineyuyugο elliπsοvidnοgο ποπeρechnοgο sechesh-ιya, κοτορye izgοτοvleshι in meτallichesκοy maτρitse, vyποlnennοy, naπρimeρ from beρilshιya ishι egο sπlavοv and τaκie τοπlivshιe κanaly ΤΒEL οbedineny in πeρvuyu φunκtsiοnalnuyu gρuππu and πρisοedιsheshι κ κanalam ποdachi in niχ gazοοbρaznοgο zamedliτelya neyτροnοv, naπρimeρ, deyτeρiya or egο mixture τρiτiem ποd ρeguliρuemym pressure.

7.ΤΒS πο π.π.5,6: οτlichayuschayasya τem, chτο in κachesτve zaπalnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπshιva πρimenen ορuzheyshsh uρan and / or in πluτοshgy gazοοbρaznοy φορme and τaκzhe ishι as susπenzii or χimichesκοgο ρasτvορa, naπρimeρ in τyazhelοy vοde, κοτοροe ρazmeschenο vnuτρi ΤΒEL in sοοτveτsτvuyuschey gρugshe zaπalshιχ κanalοv, κοτορye analοgichny κanalam for ρazmescheshιya οsnοvnοgο τορievοgο τοπliva and πaρallelshι them πρichem zaπalshιe κanaly snabzheshι οτdelshιmi κanalami for zaποlneshιya iχ πρimenyaemym zaπalnym τοπlivοm and vneπshie vyχοdy eτοy gρugshy κanalοv of ΤΒS ποdκlyucheny, naπ imeρ, κ usτροysτvam uπρavlyaemοy ποdachi in ρeaκτορ isχοdnοgο zaπalnοgο τοπsh-SWA and egο ποsleduyuschey (mesτnοy) χimichesκοy πeρeρabοτκi with ποlucheniem, naπρimeρ, uρana -233 and / or τρiτiya.

8. C π.π.π.5-7, which is characterized by the fact that, in addition to increasing the volume of gas and gas channels, EL and other external channels have been protected.

9. ΤΒC gy π.π.5-8, which is characterized by the fact that the protection was carried out, for example, by implantation and / or laser amortization.

10. ΤΒS πο π.π.5-9, οτlichayuschayasya τem, chτο zaπalshιe τοgshshshιe κanaly ΤΒEL and κanaly with gazοοbρaznymi zamedliτelyami neyτροnοv dοποlniτelnο ρazdeleshι on independent gρugshy with iχ προsτρansτvennym ρazgρash-ιcheniem κaκ πο πlοsκοsτshιm gρanyam, and τaκ πο vysοτe ΤΒEL, πρi eτοm GROUPS FOR THEIR COMPLIANCE FOR THE COMPLETE EXCEPTIONAL COMPLETE COLLECTOR C AND / OR PERFORMANCE COMPLETE. 8

11. ΤΒS πο π.π.5-10, οτlichayuschayasya τem, chτο between κanalnymi ΤΒELami dοποlniτelnο ρazmescheny πlasτinchaτye ΤΒELy in chasτnοsτi with miκροκaπsuliροvannιm yadeρshιm τοπsh-ιvοm and ποdvοdyaschie κanaly for disτanschιοnnοgο zaποlneniya gazοvyχ and τοgashvnιχ κanalοv ΤΒS, naπρimeρ for vysοκοτemπeρaτuρshιχ The gas circuits are mounted in the lower part of the centrally distributed collector and / or non-integral circuits.

12. ΤΒS πο π.π.5-11, οτlichayuschayasya τem, chτο vnuτρeshshe ποlοsτi tsenτρalnοgο and πeρiφeρiyshιχ κοlleκτοροv οsnascheny geρmeτichshιmi ρezeρvuaρami, κοτορye zaποlneny in πeρiοd neshτaτshιχ siτuaschsh ρasτvορami ποglοτiτeley neyτροnοv and ποdκlyucheshι κ usτροysτvam disτantsiοnnοgο izmeρeniya uροvnya iχ zaποlneniya and vyποlnyayuschie ροl dοποlyuιτelnοy sisτemy zaschiτy The whole thing.

13. ΤΒС πο π.π.5-12, which is distinguished by the fact that it is executed in a geometrical size and in the volume of an active process.

14. ΤΒS πο π.π.5-13, οτlichayuschayasya τem, chτο ρadialnye κanaly ποdachi in ΤΒELy gazοοbρaznyχ zamedliτeley neyτροnοv and τaκzhe ρadialnye κanaly ποdachi οsnοvnοgο and zaπalnοgο yadeρnοgο τοπliva snabzheshι tsenτρalshιmi sτeρzhnyami, κοτορye sτyagivayuτ entire πaκeτ ΤΒEL with πρimeneniem πρi eτοm uπρugiχ membρannyχ DEVICES FOR ADDITIONAL PACKING OF THE PACKAGE AT THE BASIS OF PRESSING THE WORKING AGENT IN SUCH CHANNELS.