Research Article

Thermal-Hydraulics Study of a 75 kWth Aqueous Homogeneous Reactor for 99Mo Production

Table 1

The reactor core parameters.

ParameterValue

Fuel solutionUranyl sulphate solution
Uranium concentration (g/L)∼390
Inner core diameter (cm) 30.5
Reactor height (cm) 65.6
Reactor vesselStainless steel
Vessel thickness (cm)0.5
Reflector (radial)Graphite
Solution density (g/cm3)1.4382
Thermal power (kW)75
Core volume (L)25.5
Power density (kW/L of solution)2.94