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Application of burnable absorbers at WWER-440 fuel

  • 1. SKODA JS a.s. Pilsen, 31600 (Czech Republic)
  • 2. CEZ NPP Dukovany, 67550 (Czech Republic)

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Advanced types of the WWER-440 fuel assemblies (FA) which are under in the Czech Republic are expected to be loaded in 2003. The assembly design with burnable absorbers and higher value of enrichment enables introduction of five-six year cycle. The effective location of Gd-containing pins in the assembly was investigated from the point of view of neutron-physics, thermal-hydraulics and safety margins. Adequate FA designs were proposed, and data for subsequent thermal-hydraulic analyses and data for core design neutronic calculations were prepared. Core analyses proved that Very Low Leakage Loading postulated for 12-month cycle. Licensing process has started with a general revision of the Safety Analysis Report. All accident analyses, neutronic, thermal-hydraulic, fuel behaviour etc. calculations prove the applicability of the new fuel assembly design (Authors)

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Proceedings of the eleventh Symposium of Atomic Energy Research

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Kiadja and KFKI Atomenergia Kutatointezet
Imprint Place
Budapest (Hungary)
ISBN
963-372-626-3
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the eleventh Symposium of Atomic Energy Research
Imprint Pagination
853 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 779-790
Report number
INIS-SK--2008-003

Conference

Title
11. Atomic Energy Research Symposium on WWER Physics and Reactor Safety
Dates
24-28 Sep 2001
Place
Csopak (Hungary)

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9 refs.; 8 figs. Imprint:Next corporations organizations: Nuclear Research Institute Rez plc, CZ-250 68 Husinec-Rez, cp.130 (Czech Republic); Forschungszentrum Rossendorf Institute of Safety Research, P.O.B. 51 01 019, D-01314 Dresden (Germany); Division 836 'Laboratory of Simulator Systems', Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Kashirskoe shosse 31, 115 409 Moscow (RU); Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Institute of Nuclear Techniques, Budapest XI, Mueegyetem rkp. 9, 1111 (Hungary); CEA/DEN/DM2S/SERMA Saclay 91191 Gif sur Yvette (France); DSR Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH 12681 Berlin, Allee der Kosmonauten 28 (Germany); VTT Energy P.O.Box 1604, FIN-02044 VTT (Finland); Energoprojekt Praha, a.s. (CZ); Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Department of Nuclear Physics and Technology, 81219 Bratislava (Slovakia); NPP Bohunice, Jaslovske Bohunice (SK); CHEMCOMEX Praha, a.s. (CZ); University of Sofia, Faculty of Physics (Bulgaria); NPP Dukovany, 675 50 Dukovany (Czech Republic); Institute State Scientific and Technical Center for Nuclear and Radiation Safety, 35-37 Radgospna street, 03142 Kyiv-142 (Ukraine)