Published 1991 | Version v1
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Alternative fuel element for the first core of Angra-2 using zircaloy as guide thimble and gadolinium as burnable poison

  • 1. NUCLEN, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)

Description

In order to get higher Fuel Elements Burnup levels in a PWR Reactor, improving the cycles efficiency, the NUCLEN Neutronic Group, with the collaboration of CDTN has been working into alternative advanced reload plans, as for example low leakage type, and alternative fuel element project to the first core of ANGRA-2, using zircaloy instead of steel as guide thimble material and UO sub(2) + Gd sub(2)O sub(3) instead of boron glass as burnable poison. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Elemento combustivel alternativo para o primeiro nucleo de Angra-2 com tubo guia de zircaloy, utilizando gadolinio como veneno queimavel

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 8. Brazilian Meeting on Reactor Physics and Thermal Hydraulics
Imprint Pagination
492 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 5-8.
Report number
INIS-BR--2846

Conference

Title
8. Brazilian Meeting on Reactor Physics and Thermal Hydraulics.
Dates
17-20 Sep 1991.
Place
Atibaia, SP (Brazil).

Optional Information

Notes
Imprint:Anais do 8. Encontro Nacional de Fisica de Reatores e Termoidraulica.