Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8067232 | Annals of Nuclear Energy | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Computer simulations have been carried out and comparisons made for fuel assemblies with fertile and burnable absorbers, loaded in the boiling water reactor Oskarshamn 3, using the tools and methods that are normally employed for reload design and safety evaluation for this reactor. The results show that power balance and shutdown margins can be improved at the cost of higher enrichment needs. Alternatively, the fuel can be designed to just fulfil the relevant safety criteria, giving slightly lower uranium needs, which may compensate for the increased enrichment costs.
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Authors
Klara Insulander Björk, Christer Netterbrant,