Void reactivity feedback in BWRs with MA bearing MOX fuels

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1968-1977

  Jitka, Zakova ^a   Wallenius, Janne ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boiling water reactor; BWR; Minor actinides recycling; Total void worth; Transmutation; Void reactivity coefficient

Indexed keywords

BWR; MINOR ACTINIDE; TOTAL VOID WORTH; TRANSMUTATION; VOID REACTIVITY COEFFICIENT;

ACTINIDES; FUELS; HEAVY METALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 79960271332     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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