A Design and Optimization Methodology for Liquid Metal Fast Reactors

Table 1

WLFR general reactor specifications [1].

Parameter	Value
Core power ()	950
Structural and cladding material	DS4
Total number of assembly locations	451
Number of fuel assemblies	289
Active fuel height (cm)	220.0
Coolant inlet temperature (K)	693.15
Number of core enrichment regions	3
Cycle length (EFPY)	25
Average coolant velocity (m/s)	1.49
Inner core enrichment (%)	10.3
Middle core enrichment (%)	11.8
Outer core enrichment (%)	13.8
Fuel porosity (%)	15