Research Article

Chemical Forms of Important Fission Products in Primary Circuit of HTR-PM under Conditions of Normal Operation and Overpressure and Water Ingress Accidents: A Study with a Chemical Thermodynamics Approach

Table 1

Design parameters of HTR-PM.

ParameterData

Thermal power of HTR-PM250 MW

Temperature of Heat inlet250°C

Temperature of Heat outlet750°C

Maximum temperature of fuel element900°C

Pressure of He in primary circuit7.0 MPa

Fresh fuel enrichment in the equilibrium core8.5%

Average residence time of fuel elements in core1056.8 day

Thermal neutron flux in equilibrium core6.57 × 1013 cm−2s−1

Resonance neutron flux in equilibrium core7.68 × 1013 cm−2s−1

Fast neutron flux in equilibrium core8.98 × 1012 cm−2s−1

Amount of Helium in HTR-PM3000 kg