Optimizing the placement of burnable poisons in PWRs

Nuclear Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-95

  Yilmaz, Serkan ^a   Ivanov, Kostadin ^a   Levine, Samuel ^a   Mahgerefteh, Moussa ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b Exelon Nuclear Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnable poisons; Gadolinia; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPOSITION; GADOLINIUM; HEURISTIC METHODS; NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR CORES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BURNABLE POISONS; FRESH FUEL ASSEBLIES; HEURISTIC FINE TUNING PROCEDURE; RADIAL POWER DISTRIBUTIONS;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 21244500626     PISSN: 00295450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/NT05-A3634     Document Type: Article

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