Simulation of mixed-oxide and low-enriched uranium fuel burnup in a pressurized water reactor and validation against destructive analysis results

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 258-269

  Murphy, B D ^a   Primm III, R T ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISSION REACTIONS; IRRADIATION; ISOTOPES; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; NEODYMIUM; NUCLEAR FUELS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; SAMARIUM; URANIUM;

DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; URANIUM FUEL BURNUP;

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036862944     PISSN: 00295639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NSE02-A2306     Document Type: Article

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