Published February 1987 | Version v1
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Improved locations of reactivity devices in future CANDU reactors fuelled with natural uranium or enriched fuels

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A new configuration of reactivity devices is proposed for future CANDU reactors which improves the core characteristics with enriched fuels, while still allowing the use of natural uranium fuel. Physics calculations for this new configuration are presented for four fuel types: natural uranium, mixed plutonium - uranium oxide (MOX) having a burnup of 21 MWd/kg, and slightly enriched uranium (SEU) having burnups of either 21 or 31 MWd/kg

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
16 p.
Report number
AECL--9194

Conference

Title
American Nuclear Society topical meeting on advances in reactor physics and safety.
Dates
17-19 Sep 1986.
Place
Saratoga Springs, NY (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
Canada
Country of Input or Organization
Canada
INIS RN
20064280
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CANDU TYPE REACTORS; FUEL CYCLE; FUEL MANAGEMENT; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; NATURAL URANIUM; PERFORMANCE; PLUTONIUM; REACTIVITY; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR CORES; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM; FUELS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM