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First experience with burnable absorber fuel for RBMK-1500

Creators

  • 1. Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, Visaginas (Lithuania)
  • 2. Research and Development Inst. of Power Engineering, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

The paper presents fuel management practices at Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) with two RBMK-1500 units. Present thermal rating of each unit is 4200 MW. Changes in fuel management practices and reactor operation following the Chernobyl accident are described. Special emphasis is given to the reduction of void reactivity coefficient by increase of the number of control rods and transfer to the integrated burnable absorber (UO2-0.41% Er2O3) fuel with increased (up to 2.4%) enrichment. (author)

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Introduction of small and medium reactors in developing countries. Proceedings of two advisory group meetings

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Water channel reactor fuels and fuel channels: Design, performance, research and development. Proceedings of a technical committee meeting
Imprint Pagination
217 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 95-98.
ISSN
1011-4289
Report number
IAEA-TECDOC--997

Conference

Title
Design, performance, research and development.
Acronym
Technical committee meeting on water channel reactor fuels and fuel channels
Dates
16-19 Dec 1996.
Place
Vienna (Austria).

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
29029660
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BURNABLE POISONS; CONTROL ELEMENTS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; REACTOR OPERATION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; VARIATIONS; VOID COEFFICIENT
Descriptors DEC
EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; MATERIALS; NEUTRON ABSORBERS; NUCLEAR POISONS; OPERATION; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS

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