Irradiation Behavior of Thoria-Urania Fuel in a PWR
Journal Article
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· Nuclear Technology
OSTI ID:20837870
- Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Korea, Republic of)
A thoria-urania (ThO{sub 2}-UO{sub 2}) fuel performance analysis code was developed by adding performance models and material properties correlations for thoria-urania fuel to a UO{sub 2} fuel performance analysis code, and its prediction capability was validated by comparison with thoria-urania fuel irradiation test data. Analysis of the ThO{sub 2}-UO{sub 2} fuel performance in a typical pressurized water reactor showed that it could be irradiated up to a burnup of 70 to 100 MWd/kg heavy metal by optimizing the fuel rod design, and the overall irradiation performance of the ThO{sub 2}-UO{sub 2} fuel would be somewhat better than for UO{sub 2} fuel.
- OSTI ID:
- 20837870
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Technology, Journal Name: Nuclear Technology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 147; ISSN 0029-5450; ISSN NUTYBB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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