Preliminary Evaluation of a Nuclear Scenario Involving Innovative Gas Cooled Reactors

Table 10

GCFR irradiation parameters: k-eff and burnup behaviours during irradiation.

k-eff behaviour during irradiation			Burn-up
efpd	k-eff	pcm	GWd/tonHM
0	1.1213	±129	0.000
50	1.12987	±130	1.578
100	1.12598	±123	3.156
200	1.11886	±121	6.312
300	1.11271	±130	9.469
400	1.10792	±128	12.625
500	1.10713	±130	15.781
600	1.09925	±137	18.937
700	1.09116	±128	22.093
800	1.08902	±112	25.250
900	1.08428	±109	28.406
1000	1.08047	±111	31.562
1500	1.06864	±115	47.343
2000	1.05319	±126	63.124
2500	1.04722	±110	78.905
3000	1.03857	±119	94.686
3500	1.03191	±114	111.632
4000	1.02702	±106	129.205
4500	1.02147	±105	147.288
5000	1.01417	±101	165.428
5500	1.0087	±105	183.801