Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations / 2017 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Feasibility Studies on Pyro-SFR Closed Fuel Cycle and Direct Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Line with the Latest National Policy and Strategy of Korea Table 3 Characteristics of the reference SFRs.
Reactor design SFR-1 SFR-2 Unit Electric power 600 MWe Thermal efficiency 39.38 % Thermal power 1523.4 MWth Capacity factor 85 % Cycle length 332 EFPD Design lifetime (normal) 60 Years Design lifetime (extended) 80 Years Conversion ratio 0.46 0.6 — Number of batches 6 4 — Discharge burnup 217 116.3 GWD/MTHM TRU consumption rate 530 307.1 kg/cycle Fuel type TRU-W-10Zr metal TRU-U-10Zr metal Wt.% Annual electricity generation 4778.62 4770.41 GWh
MWth: megawatt thermal; EFPD: effective full-power day; GWD: gigawatt days; MTHM: metric ton heavy metal; Kg: kilogram; Wt.%: weight percent; GWh: gigawatt hour.
