Light a candle
Subtitle: an innovative burnup strategy of nuclear reactors
By: Hiroshi Sekimoto
Edition: 2nd edition.
Publisher: Center for Research into Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Tokyo]
Language: eng
Format: Originally paperback, now you can read through website: http://www.crines.titech.ac.jp/eng/index.html  Crick the icon of "Free Booklet CANDLE"
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9784905205005
Subjects: Nuclear reactors
Work titles: Rōsoku ni hi o tomose
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-102).
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Preface to Second Edition　	　 i; title: Preface to First Edition　	　 iii; title: 1.  Excess Neutrons　	　 1; title: 1.1.　 Does Instability Imply Greater Stability? 	　 1; title: 1.2.　 Nuclear Fission　	　 2; title: 1.3.　 Chain Reactions and Criticality Control　	　 4; title: 1.4.　 Burnup and Burning Control　	　 8; title: 1.5.  Neutron Economy, Use of Excess Neutrons　	　 9; title: 2.  What is the CANDLE Burnup Strategy?　	　12; title: 2.1.  Concept of the CANDLE Burnup Strategy　	　12; title: 2.1.1.  Hard-Spectrum Fast Reactors　	　12; title: 2.1.2.  Thermal Reactors with Burnable Poison　	　17; title: 2.2.  Advantages of and Problems with the Burnup Strategy　	　20; title: 3.  Mathematical Explanation and Analysis Method　	　26; title: 3.1.　 Basic Equations of Neutron Transport and Fuel Burning　	　26; title: 3.2.　 Steady State CANDLE Burnup Equation　	　28; title: 3.3.　 Approximated Treatment　	　31; title: 3.4.　 Numerical Analysis of Steady State CANDLE burning　	　35; title: 3.5.　 Calculation System Employed in This Book　	　38; title: 4.  Parametric Studies of CANDLE Reactors in Equilibrium State　	　41; title: 4.1.  Reference Design　	　41; title: 4.2.  Parametric Surveys　	　42; title: 4.3.  Advantages and Problems　	　44; title: 5.  Future Ideal Nuclear Energy System　	　48; title: 5.1.  Requirements for Nuclear Reactors　	　48; title: 5.2.  How CANDLE Reactors Satisfy these Requirements　	　49; title: 6.  Small Long-Life CANDLE Reactors　	　54; title: 6.1.  Small Long-Life Reactors　	　54; title: 6.2.  Coolant Characteristics　	　56; title: 6.2.1.　 Lead and Lead-Bismuth　	　56; title: 6.2.2.　 208Pb Coolant　	　58; title: 6.3.  Small Long-Life CANDLE Reactors Using Metallic Fuel and 208Pb Coolant　	　59; title: 7.  Initiation of CANDLE Burning　	　61; title: 7.1.  Several Methods for Attaining Equilibrium State of CANDLE Burning　	　61; title: 7.2.  Initial Core Composed of Enriched Uranium　	　62; title: 8.  Problems with High Burnup　	　65; title: 8.1.  Recladding　	　65; title: 8.2.  MOTTO Cycle　	　67; title: 9.  Increasing the Power Density　	　71; title: 9.1.  Power Flattening Using Thorium　	　71; title: 9.2.  Demonstrations　	　72; title: 10.  History of Studies on CANDLE and Similar Burnups　	　75; title: 10.1.  History of Studies on CANDLE and Similar Burnups up to 2008　	　75; title: 10.2.  Personal History　	　76; title: Appendix; title: A1.  Block-fuel HTGR　	　85; title: A1.1.  Principle　	　85; title: A1.2.  Advantages　	　86; title: A1.3.  Analysis Results　	　87; title: A2.  Technical Terms　	　89; title: References　	　95