Published January 1993
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Journal article
Operating experience with MOX fuel loaded heavy water reactor
- 1. Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tsuruga Fukui (Japan). Fugen Nuclear Power Station
Description
Fugen has been operating safely and smoothly for 13 yr using mainly plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuels, and much operation data has been accumulated during this time. Fugen's core management has been established, and its core characteristics have been evaluated through the operation. The effect of 241Am accumulation and plutonium composition on the reactivity must be considered when many MOX fuels are used in a thermal reactor. Calculation accuracy of core analysis code is good and core characteristics are well evaluated when the consideration is made of the above effect. Fuel inspection shows that there is no big difference between MOX and UO2 fuel performance. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (Tokyo)
- Journal Volume
- 30
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 78-88.
- ISSN
- 0022-3131
- CODEN
- JNSTAX
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 24047805
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMERICIUM 241; BUILDUP; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; INSPECTION; JATR REACTOR; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; REACTOR OPERATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; HWLWR TYPE REACTORS; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; OPERATION; PLUTONIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SIMULATION; SOLID FUELS; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES