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LWR fuel-cycle costs as a function of burnup. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6181893
Utilities may be able to decrease fuel-cycle costs as much as 5% in PWRs and 6% in BWRs by increasing discharge burnup to optimum practical limits. With one exception, this analysis of 12- and 18-month fuel cycles indicated a potential for still further cost reductions at higher burnup rates than those considered (39 GWd/MtU for BWRs and 55 GWd/MtU for PWRs).
Research Organization:
Stoller (S.M.) Corp., New York (USA)
OSTI ID:
6181893
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-3788; ON: TI85920179
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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