Analyses and improvement of fuel temperature coefficient of rock-like oxide fuel in LWRs from neutronic aspect

Fuel temperature coefficient (FTC) of PuO2+ZrO2 (ROX) fueled LWR cell is analyzed neutronically with reactor- and weapons-grade plutonium fuels in comparison with a U-free PuO2+ThO2 (TOX), and a conventional MOX fuel cells. The FTC value of a ROX fueled LWR is smaller compared to a TOX or a MOX fuel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Afroza Shelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
Subjects:
ROX
TOX
MOX
BOL
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573319307211