Modeling of the fuel burnup of research reactors on switching to low enrichment

The modeling of the neutronics of fuel assemblies on switching research reactors to low-enrichment fuel is examined. The specifications and computational results for three test problems of modeling the isotopic composition of spent nuclear fuel from a research reactor are presented. The test problem...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2010-05, Vol.108 (1), p.40-45
Main Authors: Baranov, V. G., Tikhomirov, G. V., Kharitonov, P. E., Khlunov, A. V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloys
Aluminum
Analysis
Energy development
Geometry
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Neutrons
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear reactors
Nuclear weapons
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Plutonium
Reactors
Studies
Uranium
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Summary:The modeling of the neutronics of fuel assemblies on switching research reactors to low-enrichment fuel is examined. The specifications and computational results for three test problems of modeling the isotopic composition of spent nuclear fuel from a research reactor are presented. The test problems simulate fuel burnup in TVS-2M and -4M fuel assemblies of the IRT-1 reactor. It is shown that the contribution of plutonium isotopes to the energy release and their role in the neutron-physical characteristics of TVS-4M with deep burnup increase considerably on switching to low-enrichment fuel.
ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-010-9254-7