Gadolinia fuel performance in BWRs

Conference · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5660789

Bailey, W E; Crowther, R L

Gadolinia has the unique property of having a high neutron absorption cross section coupled with a burnup rate that can approximately match the uranium 235 depletion. These qualities and others make gadolinia an ideal burnable absorber, and it has been used in all General Electric-designed boiling water reactors. Fabrication corrosion properties, and performance of gadolinia-containing fuel elements are discussed. Development of a reliable and efficient set of local and global gadolinia-urania design methods has been an arduous process that has taken approx.15 years to accomplish.

• Research Organization: GE, San Jose, CA
• OSTI ID: 5660789
• Report Number(s): CONF-851115-; TRN: 86-020220
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 50; Conference: American Nuclear Society winter meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10 Nov 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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