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Application of Anticoincidence Technology to Burn-Up Measurement Systems in High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors

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  • Cui Mao

    (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China
    Key Laboratory of Advanced Reactor Engineering and Safety, Ministry of Education, Beijing 10084, China
    Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Collaborative Innovation Center, Beijing 10084, China
    Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330000, China)

  • Yi-Bao Liu

    (Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330000, China)

  • Li-Guo Zhang

    (Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China
    Key Laboratory of Advanced Reactor Engineering and Safety, Ministry of Education, Beijing 10084, China
    Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Collaborative Innovation Center, Beijing 10084, China)

Abstract

Nuclear energy is the focus of sustainable energy development worldwide. A high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) plays a vital role in the development of nuclear energy. In a pebble-bed HTGR, the burn-up measurement system is important for ensuring reactor safety and economy. This study optimized a burn-up measurement system by adding anticoincidence technology with bismuth germanium oxide (BGO) crystals and a plastic scintillator used as anticoincidence detectors. Through Monte Carlo simulation, the detection effects of two different anticoincidence detectors on fuel elements were compared and analyzed. The study focused on varying the wall thickness and top thickness of these detectors to optimize the peak-to-Compton ratio (P/C). The results showed that the size of the BGO detector with the best anticoincidence effect (P/C of 727) consists in a diameter of 140 mm and a length of 210 mm. The best plastic scintillator size (P/C of 180) consists in a diameter of 260 mm and a length of 260 mm. Adding the anticoincidence technology lowered the Compton plateau of the measured gamma spectrum and significantly improved the detection performance of the burn-up measurement system. The new burn-up measurement system has improved detection precision not only for Cs-137 but also for low-activity nuclides.

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  • Cui Mao & Yi-Bao Liu & Li-Guo Zhang, 2018. "Application of Anticoincidence Technology to Burn-Up Measurement Systems in High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:8:p:2883-:d:163671
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