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Title: Optimum Cycle Length and Discharge Burnup for Nuclear Fuel; Phase II: Results Achievable with Enrichments Greater than 5 w/o

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:803409

The report evaluates increasing enrichment to achieve lower fuel cycle costs. Increasing enrichment 6 w/o does not reach the optimum point. Further increase is possible before the optimum will be reached.

Research Organization:
EPRI (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FC03-00NE22796
OSTI ID:
803409
Report Number(s):
1003217; TRN: US200305%%935
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 30 Sep 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English