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Optimized Fuel Cycle and Burnup Analysis for Pebble-Bed Reactors

18 Pages Posted: 7 May 2025

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Sefa Bektas

Istanbul Technical University

Volkan Seker

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Üner Çolak

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Thomas Downar

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Abstract

Highlights• Quasi-static pebble flow with batch-wise refueling applied in PBR modeling• Burnup analysis conducted in pebble-bed reactors• Predictor-corrector methods compared for nonlinear burnup in PBRs• Time-step optimization applied in SERPENT for PBR simulations

Keywords: HTR-PBR, Equilibrium Cycle, Burnup Analysis, Serpent, Predictor-Corrector

Suggested Citation

Bektas, Sefa and Seker, Volkan and Çolak, Üner and Downar, Thomas, Optimized Fuel Cycle and Burnup Analysis for Pebble-Bed Reactors. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5244610 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5244610

Sefa Bektas

Istanbul Technical University ( email )

Ayazaga Kampusu
Fen Edebiyat Fakultesi
İstanbul
Turkey

Volkan Seker (Contact Author)

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ( email )

Ann Arbor, MI
United States

Üner Çolak

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

No Address Available

Thomas Downar

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

No Address Available

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