TY - BOOK
T1 - Use of UO2-Gd2O3 fuel in pressurized water reactors
AU - Hansson, Lena
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - The use of gadolinia (Gd2O3) as integral burnable
absorber (UO2-Gd2O3) in PWRs (pressurized water reactors)
is related to new, more economical fuel management
schemes that have been designed and studied by many
utilities during the past few years. Extended burn-up
(higher initial enrichment) and low leakage fuel
management (fresh fuel located towards the interior of
the core) require burnable absorber rods to control the
reactivity and power density of fresh fuel.
The data on thermal and physical properties of UO2-Gd2O3
fuel have been updated. A short survey of the perfotmance
of gadolinia in various extended burnup low leakage fuel
cycles has also been
given.
AB - The use of gadolinia (Gd2O3) as integral burnable
absorber (UO2-Gd2O3) in PWRs (pressurized water reactors)
is related to new, more economical fuel management
schemes that have been designed and studied by many
utilities during the past few years. Extended burn-up
(higher initial enrichment) and low leakage fuel
management (fresh fuel located towards the interior of
the core) require burnable absorber rods to control the
reactivity and power density of fresh fuel.
The data on thermal and physical properties of UO2-Gd2O3
fuel have been updated. A short survey of the perfotmance
of gadolinia in various extended burnup low leakage fuel
cycles has also been
given.
KW - nuclear fuel elements
KW - pressurized water reactors
KW - gadolinium compounds
M3 - Report
SN - 951-38-2729-1
T3 - Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus. Tiedotteita
BT - Use of UO2-Gd2O3 fuel in pressurized water reactors
PB - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CY - Espoo
ER -