Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6760554 Nuclear Engineering and Design 2015 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Recycling these fuel bundles in CANDU-6 reactors requires minimizing the lattice pitch to 22 cm. In order to keep the coolant void reactivity of the ACR-700 slightly negative, the calandria tube should be increased from 7.8 cm to 8.2 cm to decrease the moderator to fuel volume ratio.
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Design of a PWR for long cycle and direct recycling of spent fuel
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