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Институт ядерной физики и технологий
Цель ИЯФиТ и стратегия развития - создание и развитие научно-образовательного центра мирового уровня в области ядерной физики и технологий, радиационного материаловедения, физики элементарных частиц, астрофизики и космофизики.
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- ПубликацияОткрытый доступAssessment of the possibility for large-scale 238Pu production in a VVER-1000 power reactor(2023) Shmelev, A. N.; Geraskin, N. I.; Apse, V. A.; Kulikov, G. G.; Kulikov, E. G.; Glebov, V. B.; Глебов, Василий Борисович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич; Куликов, Геннадий Генрихович; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Гераскин, Николай ИвановичThe paper presents the estimates for the possibility for large-scale production of 238Pu in the core of a VVER-1000 power reactor. The Np-fraction of minor actinides extracted from transuranic radioactive waste is proposed to be used as the starting material. The irradiation device with NpO2 fuel elements is installed at the reactor core center. The NpO2 fuel lattice pitch is varied and the irradiation device is surrounded by a heavy moderator layer to create the best possible spectral conditions for large-scale production (~ 3 kg/year) of conditioned plutonium with the required isotopic composition (not less than 85% of 238Pu and not more than 2 ppm of 236Pu). Plutonium with such isotopic composition can be used as the thermal source in thermoelectric radioisotope generators and in cardiac pacemakers. It has been demonstrated that the estimated scale of the 238Pu production in a VVER-type power reactor exceeds considerably the existing scale of its production in research reactors.
- ПубликацияОткрытый доступApplication of small perturbation theory for assessing variations of prompt neutron lifetime in a lead-cooled fast reactor(2023) Шмелев, А. Н.; Куликов, Геннадий Генрихович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Apse, V. A.; Kulikov, G. G.; Kulikov, E. G.The paper considers the applicability of small perturbation theory to assessing the variations of the prompt neutron lifetime caused by variations in the isotope composition of a lead-cooled fast reactor. The generalized small perturbation theory formulas have been developed to calculate derivatives of the prompt neutron lifetime regarded as a bilinear neutron flux and neutron worth ratio. A numerical algorithm has been proposed for the step-by-step application of the small perturbation theory formulas to assess the prompt neutron lifetime variations caused by a major perturbation in the reactor isotope composition, e.g. by the complete change of the material used earlier as the neutron reflector. The advantage of the proposed approach has been shown which consists in that it is basically possible to determine the role of different neutron reactions, isotopes and energy groups in and their contributions to the total prompt neutron lifetime variation caused by major changes in the reactor isotope composition.
- ПубликацияОткрытый доступThe problem of large-scale production of plutonium-238 for autonomous energy sources(2020) Shmelev, A. N.; Geraskin, N. I.; Kulikov, G. G.; Kulikov, E. G.; Apse, V. A.; Glebov, V. B.; Гераскин, Николай Иванович; Куликов, Геннадий Генрихович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Глебов, Василий Борисович© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.The article is devoted to the urgent problem of large-scale production of plutonium-238. Various starting isotopes and Pu-238 production schemes are analyzed. The isotope characteristics of the chain based on the starting Np-237 isotope are presented. It has been substantiated that the region of neutron resonant absorption for the isotope Np-237 is the preferred spectrum of its irradiation. It is proposed to form a region with a preferred neutron spectrum in the fast reactor core for irradiation of neptunium-237. The preferred spectrum is achieved by a heterogeneous target structure including neptunium-237 and a moderator with a high atomic weight (Pb, Pb-208, Bi, Pb-Bi eutectic). It is shown that when a moderator with a high atomic weight is used, it becomes possible to form an extensive region with the preferred spectrum. In conclusion, the main conditions for the large-scale production of isotopically pure Pu-238 in a fast reactor are formulated.
- ПубликацияОткрытый доступPhysical aspects for involvement of thermonuclear reactors into nuclear power systems(2020) Kulikov, G. G.; Shmelev, A. N.; Apse, V. A.; Kulikov, E. G.; Куликов, Геннадий Генрихович; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.The paper analyzes a possibility to involve hybrid thermonuclear reactors into the existing nuclear power systems. The possibility is related with production of non-traditional nuclear fuel in thorium blanket of hybrid thermonuclear reactors on D-T plasma. Non-traditional peculiarity of such a fuel consists in significant amounts of some non-traditional isotopes, namely231Pa and232U, together with traditional uranium isotope233U in the fuel. High-energy (14.1 MeV) thermonuclear neutrons can provide accumulation of significant231Pa and232U quantities through threshold (n,2n) and (n,3n) reactions. The promising features of the non-traditional fuel composition for nuclear power thermal reactors, basic component of the existing world-wide nuclear power industry, are defined by the following factors. As is known, 233U is able to provide more economical neutron balance in thermal reactors than235U and reactor-grade plutonium. The better neutron balance can result in higher values of the fuel breeding ratio and, as a consequence, in relaxation of the thermal reactors fuel self-sustainability problem. Isotopes231Pa and232U, being fertile and moderate fissionable nuclides, are able to stabilize time-dependent evolution of the thermal reactors power, prolong the thermal reactors lifetime through higher values of the fuel burn-up. Isotope232U, being intense a-emitter, is able to prevent any attempts for unauthorized usage of233U in nuclear explosive devices, i.e.232U can strengthen regime of nuclear non-proliferation. Thus, the hybrid thermonuclear reactors on D-T plasma with thorium blanket can be involved into nuclear power systems for generation of non-traditional, very promising fuel compositions for traditional nuclear power reactors.
- ПубликацияОткрытый доступPossibility assessment for production of non-traditional nuclear fuel in thorium blanket of hybrid thermonuclear reactor(2020) Kulikov, G. G.; Shmelev, A. N.; Kruglikov, A. E.; Apse, V. A.; Kulikov, E. G.; Куликов, Геннадий Генрихович; Кругликов, Антон Евгеньевич; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.The paper aims at studying specific peculiarities in isotope composition of thorium blanket under irradiation by fusion neutron source (FNS) in hybrid thermonuclear reactor (HTR). High-energy (14 MeV) component of neutron spectrum in thorium HTR blanket results in production of non-traditional fissile mixture including not only233U, but also231Pa232U and 234U. Extraction of such non-traditional fuel from spent Th-blanket and its utilization in traditional nuclear power reactors could increase fuel burn-up and strengthen regime of nuclear non-proliferation. The detailed investigations of these positive effects require high-precision neutron-physical analyses of thorium HTR blanket. The results obtained in these investigations are presented in the paper. The following results were obtained: the chosen model of HTR allowed us to form high-energy neutron spectrum in Th-blanket with significant fraction of 14 MeV neutrons; it was evaluated that threshold (n,2n) and (n,3n)-reactions are able to produce significant amounts of non-traditional target isotopes231Pa and232U; it was shown that accumulation of non-traditional target isotopes weakened substantially in depth of Th-blanket. So, it seems reasonable to seek for optimal thickness of Th-blanket and, thus, to find optimal loading of natural thorium.
- ПубликацияОткрытый доступAssessment of a possibility to use 232U in radioisotope thermoelectric generators(2020) Kulikov, G. G.; Shmelev, A. N.; Apse, V. A.; Kulikov, E. G.; Куликов, Геннадий Генрихович; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.The paper analyzes advantages and drawbacks of the radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTG) based on application of 238Pu and 232U. Currently, the RTG on 238Pu are widely used for long-term autonomous power supply of spaceships due to the following positive properties of 238Pu: high specific heat generation rate, long half-life, weak emission of neutrons and ?-rays. Isotope 238Pu may be produced by neutron irradiation of 237Np (main component of transuranium radioactive wastes) in nuclear reactors. The paper considers application of 232U for the same purpose because of the following positive properties of 232U: power elevation during initial 10 years of the RTG operation (effect of a and ß-emitters in 232U decay chain), long half-life (comparable with 238Pu half-life). Unfortunately, 232U decay chain includes also intense emitters of high-energy ?-rays. As a compromise, a possibility is considered to create the RTG based on mixture of 238Pu with small (below 5%) additive of 232U. Such RTG will be able to keep long-term stable operation at high power level. The following two-step technology is proposed to produce 232U: generation of 231Pa in thorium blanket of hybrid thermonuclear reactors and subsequent neutron irradiation of 231Pa in nuclear reactors till accumulation of significant 232U quantities.
- ПубликацияОткрытый доступSafety features of fast reactor with heavy atomic weight weakly neutron absorbing reflector(2020) Kulikov, G. G.; Shmelev, A. N.; Apse, V. A.; Kulikov, E. G.; Куликов, Геннадий Генрихович; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич
- ПубликацияОткрытый доступOn a significant slowing-down of the kinetics of fast transient processes in a fast reactor(2020) Kulikov, G. G.; Shmelev, A. N.; Apse, V. A.; Kulikov, E. G.; Апсэ, Владимир Александрович; Куликов, Евгений Геннадьевич