MYRRHA

Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech

Applications
On behalf of
SCKCEN
Copyright 2011
SCKCEN
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High Level Nuclear Waste
U
235
n
Pu Np Am Cm
Actinides
Minor Actinides
Neutron
Uranium Fission
Fuel
U
238
n
n
n
U
235
U
238
Plutonium Neptunium Americium Curium
Minor Actinides
high radiotoxicity long lived waste
that are difficult to store due to:
Long lived (>1,000 years)
Highly radiotoxic
Heat emitting
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Reactor
Subcritical mode
65 to 100 MWth
Accelerator
(600 MeV - 4 mA proton)
Fast
Neutron
Source
Spallation Source
Lead-Bismuth
coolant
Multipurpose
Flexible
Irradiation
Facility
MYRRHA - Accelerator Driven System
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Multipurpose facility
Multipurpose
hYbrid
Research
Reactor for
High-tech
Applications
Waste
Fission GEN IV Fusion
Fundamental
research
Silicon
doping
Radio-
isotopes
50 to 100 MWth

Fast
= ~10
15
n/cm.s
(En>0.75 MeV)
= 1 to 5.10
14
n/cm.s
(ppm He/dpa ~ 10)
in medium-large volumes
Material research

Fast
= 1 to 5.10
14
n/cm.s
(En>1 MeV) in large volumes
Fuel research

tot
= 0.5 to 1.10
15
n/cm.s

th
= 0.5 to 2.10
15
n/cm.s
(En<0.4 eV)

th
= 0.1 to 1.10
14
n/cm.s
(En<0.4 eV)
High energy LINAC
600 MeV 1 GeV
Long irradiation time
ALLEGRO
Experimental reactor
(GFR)
ASTRID
Prototype
(SFR)
2008 2012 2020
SFR
Supporting infrastructures, research facilities
MYRRHA
ETPP European
demonstration reactor
(LFR)
Reference technology
Alternative technology
LFR
GFR
MYRRHA part of ESNII
European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative
MYRRHA
Fast spectrum
irradiation facility
MYRRHA part of ESNII
European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative
Objective
MYRRHA to be a Multipurpose Irrad. Facility
SCKCEN
Material
Testing
Reactor
(fission)
Material
Testing
Reactor
(fission)
Fuel testing
for LWR &
GEN II/GEN III
Fuel testing
for LWR &
GEN II/GEN III
Irradiation
Services:
-Medical RI
-Silicium Doping
-Others
Irradiation
Services:
-Medical RI
-Silicium Doping
-Others
Fast Neutron
Material
Testing Reactor
(fission + fusion)
Fast Neutron
Material
Testing Reactor
(fission + fusion)
ADS-Demo
+
P&T Testing
(Partitioning &
Transmutation)
ADS-Demo
+
P&T Testing
(Partitioning &
Transmutation)
Irradiation
Services:
-Medical RI
-Silicium Doping
-Others
Irradiation
Services:
-Medical RI
-Silicium Doping
-Others
Fuel testing for
LFT GEN IV
Fuel testing for
LFT GEN IV
LFR European Technology Pilot Plant
(ETPP)
LFR European Technology Pilot Plant
(ETPP)
1962
BR2
1962
BR2
2023
MYRRHA
2023
MYRRHA
MYRRHA design features
SCKCEN
MYRRHA design parameters
SCKCEN
General design parameters MYRRHA
Core external diameter 1450mm
Core height / FA length 2000mm
Fuelled length 600mm
Vessel diameter (ID) 7600mm
Vessel cover thickness 2000mm
Gas plenum 500mm
Vessel length 11000mm
Nominal Core Power 100MW
Core inlet temperature 270C
Core average outlet temperature 410C
Coolant velocity in core 2m/s
Coolant pressure drop 2.5bar
Secondary coolant Saturated water/steam
Tertiary coolant Air
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Vessel
Cover
Core barrel
Core support plate
Core plug
Above core structure
Heat exchangers
Pumps
Diaphragm
Reactor layout
SCKCEN
Vessel
Main dimensions
Height: about 11m
Outer diameter: 7.6m
Wall thickness: 90mm
Material
AISI 316L
Weight
About 245 ton
SCKCEN
Cover
Main dimensions
Height: 2 m
Outer diameter: 8.5 m
Material
AISI 316L
Concrete
Weight
About 246 ton
SCKCEN
IVFHM
PHX
Pump
Fuel transfer channel
Wet-sipping device
Safety valve
Recovery channel
Si-doping channel
LBE-conditioning inlet
LBE-conditioning outlet
Cover gas conditioning system inlet/outlet
Core barrel and core support plate
Core barrel
Main dimensions
Height: about 9m
Outer diameter: about
1450mm
Thickness: 20mm
Material
AISI 316L
Core support plate
Main dimensions
Outer diameter: about
1450mm
Thickness: 200mm
Material
T91
SCKCEN
Core plug and above core structure
Main dimensions
Height: about 7m
Outer diameter: about
1500mm
37 Multi-functional
Channels
Material
AISI 316L
SCKCEN
Primary heat exchangers
Main dimensions
Shell and Tube
Power: 27.5 MW
Double walled design
Length of tubes: about 8 m
Diameter of tubes: 16 mm
About 700 tubes
Shroud: about 900 mm
Total length: about 8 m
Internal pressure: 16 bar
Material
AISI 316L
SCKCEN
Pumps
Main dimensions
Mass flow: about 4750 kg/s per
pump
Discharge head: 2,5 3,5 m
External diameter: ~ 900 mm
Rotating speed: 490rpm
Length: about 9m
Mixed type of pump
Material
AISI 316L
Impeller: TBD
SCKCEN
Diaphragm
Main dimensions
Double plate design
Baffle
In-vessel fuel storage
Height: about 7.5 m
Outer diameter: 7.3 m
Wall thickness: 40 mm
Lower plate thickness: 40 mm
Upper plate thickness: 80 mm
Material
AISI 316L
Weight
About 115 ton
SCKCEN
Diaphragm
SCKCEN
Diaphragm IVFS detail
SCKCEN
IVFS pipe welded to the lower plate
Hole to allow natural circulation to
cool the FA inside the IVFS
IVFS pipe free to move axially
Core and fuel
Spallation target
Fuel Assemblies
IPS
151 positions
Diameter: 1450mm
37 multifunctional plugs
Core and fuel
5.42
5.65
6.55
8.4 mm
1.85
0.45
0.115
P/D = 1.28244**
1.75
d
(D)
d/D = 0.267
(P)
Fuel
Cladding in 15-15 Ti
Wire wrap
Core and fuel
Control/Safety rods
Buoyancy driven control rods
Material
Tube: T91
Absorber: B
4
C (90% enriched)
Absorber pins: 15-15Ti
Control/Safety rods
Gravity driven scram rods
Material
Tube: T91
Absorber: B
4
C (90% enriched)
Absorber pins: 15-15Ti
Ballast: W
In-Vessel Fuel Handling Machine (IVFHM)
In-vessel fuel handling machine (IVFHM)
Design parameters
SCARA robot (Selective Compliant Assembly Robot Arm)
Blind manipulations
Plate and guide for FA and surrounding FAs
US-sensor for FA-tag reading
Material: AISI 316L
Diameter: about 2000 mm
Length: about 8 m
In-Vessel Fuel Handling Machine (IVFHM)
Recovery claw #1
Baffle
Recovery claw #2 IVFHM Recovery Port
In-Vessel Fuel Handling Machine (IVFHM)
Reduces area where items
can be lost to a minimum
IVFHM working range sufficient
for US scanning and recovery
Scanning and recovery area
reduced to a minimum
Special inspection and
recovery tooling can be
foreseen using pump
penetration if necessary
Baffle
Diaphragm
Pump outlets
Side scanning possible, increasing recovery flexibility
Spallation Target Window
Produces about 10
17
neutrons/s at the reactor
mid-plane to feed subcritical core @ keff=0.95
Fits into a central hole in core
Compact target
Remove produced heat
Accepts megawatt proton beam
600 MeV, 4 mA ~2.4 MW heat
Cooling of window is feasible
Material challenges
Preferential working temperature: 450 500C
Service life of at least 3 full power months
(one fuel cycle) is achievable
Spallation target window
Rotating beam 15 mm
sweep 25 mm
Limited heat deposition at
stagnation point
Multi tube concept
3 Concentric inlet tubes
PHX
27.5MW
PHX
27.5MW
Condenser
55MW
Cooling systems
Primary system:
LBE
Secondary system:
Saturated water/steam
Tertiary system:
Air
Cooling systems
Decay heat removal (DHR)
through secondary loops
4 independent loops
redundancy (each loop has 50% to
100% capability)
passive operation (natural
convection in primary, secondary
and tertiary loop)
Ultimate DHR through RVCS
(natural convection)
MYRRHA Accelerator Reference design
fundamental characteristics (ADS)
beam energy 600 MeV
beam current 4 mA
mode CW
MTBF > 500 h
implementation
SC Linac
frequency 352 / 704 MHz
reliability = redundancy dual injector
fault tolerance
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MYRRHA: EXPERIMENTAL ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEM
A pan-European, innovative and unique facility
Time horizon: full operation ~ 2023
Costs: ~ EUR 960 million