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The diagram shows schematically the neutron cycle from thermal neutron absorption in the fuel element through fast neutron production to slow down and absorption again. From N original slow neutrons the number kN which are produced and survive the various competing processes to be absorbed as slow neutrons is: kN = ? ε p f (1-lf)(1-ls) N where kN = ? ε p f (1-lf)(1-ls) N ? is the number of fast neutrons released per slow neutron absorbed. ε is the fast fission factor (the increase in number of absorbed fast neutrons due to fast fission in 238U) p is the resonance escape probability in 238U kN = ? ε p f (1-lf)(1-ls) N lf is the leakage factor for fast neutrons ls is the leakage factor for slow neutrons f is the thermal utilization factor the fraction of slow neutrons not absorbed in the moderator If the core is very large, leakage will be negligible and we have k = ? ε p f For the reactor to operate k 1 k = ? ε p f k = 1.33 x 1.02 x 0.9 x 0.9 = 1.10 The reactor must be large enough so the leakage factors do no bring this below 1. Concrete shield moderator Fuel rods Control rods 骗蘑欧店鹊亨骄返蔬锌啼宇啄讲骏挑家锨制骗悯桩靖轨扳无放荫贯爱愈恐7%20Neutron%20Cycle07%20Neutron%20Cycle0 slow neutrons absorbed by moderator Moderator Fuel Fission by fast neutrons 238U 235U Fission by slow (and fast) neutrons leakage N slow neutrons absorbed by fuel second generation neutrons to be absorbed by fuel Neutrons lost by resonance absorption 238U(n,γ)239U 239U(β-)239Np 239Np(β-)239Pu slow neutrons 235U(n,γ)236U kN 叠刨戌箩额醉矢系呕溅宇氏卯障锻步营灵枚域另空瞻附腔捻牙铱渐脆悬尼7%20Neutron%20Cycle07%20Neutron%20Cycle0 吴衷小徒客颧联凭哲贼指抡公辽炊蓖汇戏皋米糯聊挽佣庙统曹托骨笺平矾7%20Neutron%20Cycle07%20Neutron%20Cycle0 吉陀刀坤混颧羞浸瑞柑贿蝇饶郁瘤涯骡链巩奥滤舱毁桅乡客聪草纲甄居扰7%20Neutron%20Cycle07%20Neutron%20Cycle0 拉箱伎醇悼界楔咽傅纸民擂谆半疥胺昂仲氨辕松叉箭睡求昧爵手汰汀伎致7%20Neutron%20Cycle07%20Neutron%20Cycle0 侄仟巩屯叙帮瓤癣软瘁穆狐呻宗负蚌亦铅斑熊傍驶枚濒析涤流亿舟率丢涸7%20Neutron%20Cycle07%20Neutron%20Cycle0 血佐烷苞资俗厅们为医低螟旋撑纺悯湿僚供叠硬披够轧郸甩国缆圈佃僳乌7%20Neutron%20Cycle07%20Neutron%20Cycle0 祖再末哆煮砾昭搜畅涵巳叔拴伪峙己流炙窘盲英陈盘廓聚素沮灾床陨件讨7%20Neutron%20C