Published 2008 | Version v1
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Analysis of the performance of fuel cells BWR with a single enrichment and radial distribution of enrichments

Description

The efficient use of the fuel is one of the objectives in the assemblies design of type BWR. The present tendency in the assemblies design of type BWR is through a radial distribution of enrichments. The present work has like object showing the because of this decision, for what a comparison of the neutronic performance of two fuel cells with the same enrichment average but one of them with radial distribution of enrichment and the other with a single enrichment equal to the average. The cells were analyzed with the CASMO-4 code and the obtained results of the behavior of the neutron flow and the power sustain the because of the radial distribution of enrichments. (Author)

Availability note (English)

Available from the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Centro de Informacion y Documentacion Nuclear, 52045 Ocoyoacac, Estado de Mexico (MX). e-mail: claudio.fernandez@inin.gob.mx

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Spanish)
Analisis del desempeno de celdas combustibles BWR con un solo enriquecimiento y con distribucion radial de enriquecimientos

Publishing Information

ISBN
978-968-9353-01-1
Imprint Pagination
11 p.

Conference

Title
19. Annual SNM Congress
Original Conference Title
Atoms for the development of Mexico
Dates
6-9 Jul 2008
Place
Merida, Yuc. (Mexico)