Optimal Radial Build and Transmutation Properties of a Fusion-Based Transmutation Reactor with Molten Salt Coolants

Bong-Guen Hong
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Bong-Guen Hong: Quantum System Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: The optimal shape of a fusion-based transmutation reactor with a molten salt coolant was determined by plasma physics, technology, and neutronic requirements. System parameters such as neutron multiplication, power density, shielding, and tritium breeding, were calculated in a self-consistent manner by coupling neutron transport analysis with conventional tokamak systems analysis. The plasma physics and engineering levels were similar to those used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor. The influence of aspect ratio of the tokamak and fusion power on the radial build, and the transmutation properties associated with two molten salt options, FLiBe and FliNaBe, were investigated. Being compared with a transmutation reactor with a small aspect ratio, a transmutation reactor with large aspect ratio was smaller in size and had a larger maximum fusion power. This type of reactor also revealed increased tritium-breeding capability and a smaller initial transuranic (TRU) inventory with a slightly lower burn-up rate. The burn-up rate for molten salt using either FLiBe or FLiNaBe was similar, but the initial TRU inventory and the tritium-breeding capability were smaller with FLiNaBe compared with FLiBe.

Keywords: transmutation; fusion neutron; molten salt; tokamak; aspect ratio; tritium breeding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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