Small Modular Reduced Moderation LWR

To ensure the sustainability of nuclear power, the current open fuel cycle is not sufficient. It is important to establish a closed fuel cycle and nuclear recycle system. The generation IV nuclear reactors are expected to play a major role in an open fuel cycle, but they have not been commercialized yet. On the other hand, light water reactor (LWR) is a proven technology and has an outstanding commercial operation record. Thus, the use of LWR to establish a closed fuel cycle is preferable. To achieve a closed fuel cycle, LWR should be designed to be fuel-self-sustaining which can be achieved by having a small pitch-to-diameter ratio (P/D), hexagonal lattice, and an epithermal to fast neutron energy spectrum.

 

List of relevant theses:

  1. Increase in Discharge Burnup and Reduction of Plutonium Production in an Integral Pressurized Water Reactor with Micro-heterogeneous Fuel, Benyamin Dariadi, 2019.
  2. Thermalhydraulic Analysis of Integral Pressurized Water Reactor using MOX Fuel, Silvia Phungky, 2019.
  3. Neutronics and Thermal-hydraulics Assessment of Reduced Moderation Pressurized Water Reactor using Thorium Fuel, Martinus I Made Adrian Dwiputra, 2019. (Master Thesis)
  4. Core Design Parameteric Study of Integral Pressurized Water Reactor (iPWR) with Mixed Oxide Ceramic Fuel using SRAC Code System, Harun Ardiansyah, 2018.
  5. Designing Fuel Assembly In Small-PWR Using Uranium Mononitride Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated Based using SCALE and SERPENT, Arief Rahman Hakim, 2017.
  6. Analysis on The Effect of Pitch Per Diameter Variation on Small-Sized Reduced-Moderation Water Reactor (S-RMWR) Fuel To The Neutronic Performance of Its Fuel Assembly Using SCALE 6.1, Frederik Darwin, 2017.
  7. Analysis of Fuel Assembly Design in Small PWR using Uranium Nitride-based Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated Fuel on Soluble Boron Free Operational Conditions. Dedy Prasetyo Hermawan, 2016
  8. Neutronic Analysis of Reduced Moderation Boiling Water Reactor 1050 MWt. Dayu Fajrul Falah, 2016.

 

Tawaran Tugas Akhir

A. Small PWR (100 MWe)

(lebih dari 3 judul)

    • Desain perangkat bahan bakar square lattice
        • Bahan bakar: uranium nitride, uranium silicide, FCMF
        • Penggunaan material kelongsong: SiC, advanced steel, Mo
        • Penggunaan BP : WABA, Quadriso
    • Desain teras
    • Analisis subkanal menggunakan code SUBCHANFLOW

B. Reduced Moderation LWR (100 MWe)

(lebih dari 3 judul)

    • Desain perangkat bahan bakar, hexagonal tight lattice
          • Bahan bakar: (U,Th) nitride, silicide, oxide
          • Penggunaan material kelongsong: SiC, advanced steel, refractory metal
          • Penggunaan BP
    • Desain teras
    • Analisis subkanal menggunakan code SUBCHANFLOW