Research Article

A Design and Optimization Methodology for Liquid Metal Fast Reactors

Table 3

WLFR assembly design [1].

ParameterValue

Assembly pitch (cm)16.3
Pitch-to-diameter ratio1.143
Number of fuel pins per assembly61
Fuel pellet radius (cm)0.7524
Fuel pin radius (cm)0.8485
Fuel pin pitch (cm)1.8925
Active fuel height (cm)220
Inner core enrichment (%)10.3
Middle core enrichment (%)11.8
Outer core enrichment (%)13.8