Neutronic analysis of VVER-1000 MOX fuel assembly with burnable absorber Gadolinia and Erbia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108389
Abstract: Abstract This paper represents the neutronic characteristics and feasibility of using Gadolinia and Erbia in integral burnable absorber (IBA) rods for the proposed MOX fuel assembly of VVER-1000 reactor by Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). For… read more here.
Keywords: mox; gd2o3; fuel assembly; mox fuel ... See more keywords
Thermophysical properties of (UxAm1−x)O2 MOX fuel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109324
Abstract: Abstract The effect of the addition of americium on the thermophysical properties of uranium dioxide (UO2) has been systematically studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation technique in the whole concentration range of americium and the… read more here.
Keywords: uxam1 mox; properties uxam1; mox fuel; americium ... See more keywords
The mechanisms of alteration of a homogeneous U0.73Pu0.27O2 MOx fuel under alpha radiolysis of water
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2019.151920
Abstract: Abstract An homogeneous MOx fuel with 24 wt% of plutonium was leached in a carbonated water (10−2 M) under argon ([O2] read more here.
Keywords: water; alteration homogeneous; mox fuel; mox ... See more keywords
Transient analysis of a subcritical reactor core with a MOX-Fuel using the birth-and-death model
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DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2020.11.023
Abstract: Abstract The operation of the nuclear reactor requires accurate and fast methods and techniques for analysing its kinetics. These techniques become even more important when the MOX-fuel is used due to the lower value of… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; reactor core; mox fuel; birth death ... See more keywords
Assessment of the burnup characteristics of UO2 and MOX fuel in the mixed solid and annular rod configuration
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111339
Abstract: Abstract Modeling and burnup analysis of Uranium dioxide ( U O 2 ) and Mixed Oxide (MOX) fuel in square assemblies comprising both solid and annular rods was carried out. The lattice pitch of the… read more here.
Keywords: burnup; mox fuel; fuel; annular rod ... See more keywords
Distributions of density and fission products in the reaction product between irradiated MOX fuel and molten zircaloy-2
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DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2017.1365024
Abstract: ABSTRACT Two- and three-dimensional images were obtained by X-ray CT in the reaction product between zircaloy-2 cladding tube and MOX fuel. The gamma-ray intensity distributions in the same specimen were also obtained by gamma-ray measurements… read more here.
Keywords: density; fuel; mox fuel; ray ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the technical options of radioactive waste management for utilization of MOX fuel: thermal impact of minor actinide separation with geological disposal of high-level waste
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DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2021.1918590
Abstract: ABSTRACT The impact of disposal of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel from light water reactors (LWRs) has been considered from the viewpoint of the thermal properties and the number of the vitrified waste for various conditions… read more here.
Keywords: geological disposal; waste; fuel; separation ... See more keywords