GEDEON 1: a first interpretation of a benchmark experiment for UO/sub 2/-Gd/sub 2/O/sub 3/ depletion in PWR assemblies
Conference
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· Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5773375
The French nuclear power program optimization requires an 18-month cycle strategy. This goal can be reached by using burnable absorbers. The selected material is gadolinium oxide because of its reprocessing capabilities. To qualify Framatome neutronics calculational methods for UO/sub 2/-Gd/sub 2/O/sub 3/ pins, two experiments were carried out in a joint venture with the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique: CAMELEON, to study the interactions of undepleted UO/sub 2/-Gd/sub 2/O/sub 3/ ins and GEDEON 1, to investigate the depletion of UO/sub 2/-Gd/sub 2/O/sub 3/ pins. This paper presents a first interpretation of the results currently available on GEDEON 1. Since standard neutronic calculational methods are not applicable in the case of UO/sub 2/-Gd/sub 2/O/sub 3/, Framatome developed some new calculational methods, which have to be validated by comparison with the experiments.
- Research Organization:
- Framatome, Courbevoie, France
- OSTI ID:
- 5773375
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-851115-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 50
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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210200* -- Power Reactors
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URANIUM COMPOUNDS
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210200* -- Power Reactors
Nonbreeding
Light-Water Moderated
Nonboiling Water Cooled
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
BURNUP
CHALCOGENIDES
COMPUTER CODES
EUROPE
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
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FUEL MANAGEMENT
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ITERATIVE METHODS
KINETICS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER DENSITY
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REACTOR KINETICS
REACTORS
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM DIOXIDE
URANIUM OXIDES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
WESTERN EUROPE