Published 1986
| Version v1
Miscellaneous
Slightly enriched uranium fuel cycle
Creators
- 1. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, ON (Canada). Chalk River Nuclear Labs.
Description
Adoption of a slightly enriched uranium (SEU) fuel cycle by CANDU reactors will involve an increase in average fuel discharge burnup to a maximum of 700 MW.h/kg U from the current 200 MW.h/kg U. This performance of increases in burnup, the existing base of pertinent data, and the additional work that is required to verify the technology at less than 400 MW.h/kg U and to raise average discharge burnups beyond that level. Major areas identified for further work are fission gas release, power-ramp behaviour, and model development
Additional details
Additional titles
- Subtitle (English)
- Performance aspects
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the Canadian Nuclear Society 7. annual conference
- Imprint Pagination
- 321 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3-4.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--12911
Conference
- Title
- Canadian Nuclear Society 7. annual conference.
- Dates
- 9-10 Jun 1986.
- Place
- Toronto, ON (Canada).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Canada
- Country of Input or Organization
- Canada
- INIS RN
- 22069661
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BURNUP; CANDU TYPE REACTORS; FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE; FUEL CYCLE; PERFORMANCE; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MATERIALS; METALS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; URANIUM