Minor actinides transmutation on pressurized water reactor burnable poison rods
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.06.039
Abstract: Abstract Minor actinides are the primary contributors to long term radiotoxicity in spent fuel. The majority of commercial reactors in operation in the world are PWRs, so to study the minor actinide transmutation characteristics in… read more here.
Keywords: burnable poison; minor actinides; water; poison rods ... See more keywords
Research on the application of burnable poison ZrB2 and Gd2O3 in a small modular lead-based thermal reactor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2018.09.012
Abstract: Abstract A lead-based reactor with thermal or epithermal spectra is considered to be a good choice for small modular reactors design. Beside the safe and better thermal property of lead coolant it also takes the… read more here.
Keywords: poison; lead based; small modular; burnable poison ... See more keywords