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Conference Article: An overview of REARA reference design

Abstract

In an effort to keep fast reactors as an option for an eventual future utilization in Brazil, the Advanced Studies Institute (IEAv) is coordinating a research project (called REARA, from the Portuguese REAtores RApidos (Fast Reactors)) which aims to establish a basic know-how in important aspects of fast reactor technology. A reference design for the primary circuit of a 60 MWt experimental fast reactor has been completed. Fuel pin dimensions and other data were taken mostly from PRISM and EBR-II and were used for calculations which lead to a general core configuration. The reference design is presently being used for testing our calculational tools, for checking different methodologies for core calculations, etc. The REARA reference design is presented, with emphasis in the main results and also in the contribution given by the project team in areas such as neutronics, thermohydraulics, etc.

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Reference:

Conceptual designs of advanced fast reactors.Technical committee meeting, Kalpakkam (India). 3-6 Oct 1995

International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)

IAEA-TECDOC--907, pp:51-58