학술논문
Influence of void fraction on plutonium recycling in BWR.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*BOILING water reactors
*PLUTONIUM
*METAL recycling
*LIGHT water reactors
*MIXED oxide fuels (Nuclear engineering)
*NUCLEAR reactors
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ISSN
0094-243X
Abstract
The uncertainty of commercial operation of fast breeder reactors (FBR) claims for another solution to the plutonium produced in light water reactors (LWR). As one option, recently, the plutonium recycling in LWR becomes an important consideration. A study on the impact of changing void fraction on plutonium recycling in BWR has been performed. Two types of uranium sources in mixed oxide (MOX) fuel, namely the depleted uranium and the natural uranium have been evaluated. The trend is similar for both MOX fuels that BWR can gain its critical condition for the void fraction of less than 42% and it may be operated in critical condition for the void fraction of 42% and 95%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]