Research Article

A Simplified Supercritical Fast Reactor with Thorium Fuel

Table 2

SCFR assembly design parameters.

ParametersValue

Pellet OD/mm8.2
Cladding OD/mm9.62
Cladding thickness/mm0.63
Cladding materialMA956, Fe-21.5Cr-5.75Al-0.6Ti-0.7Y2O3,
7.25 g/cm3
Pitch/mm10.62
/D1.1
Pin-to-channel-box gap/mm0.5
Channel box thickness/mm2.5
Gap between adjacent channel box/mm1.0
Assembly width/mm182.2