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Cross Section Generation Strategy for High Conversion Light Water Reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06)
High conversion water reactors (HCWR), such as the Resource-renewable Boiling Water Reactor
(RBWR), are being designed with axial heterogeneity of alternating fissile and blanket zones to
achieve a conversion ratio of ...
Feasibility of Breeding in Hard Spectrum Boiling Water Reactors with Oxide and Nitride Fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06-01)
This study assesses the neutronic, thermal-hydraulic, and fuel performance aspects of using
nitride fuel in place of oxides in Pu-based high conversion light water reactor designs. Using
the higher density nitride fuel ...
Assessment of helical-cruciform fuel rods for high power density
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2010-05)
In order to significantly increase the power density of Light Water Reactors (LWRs), the
helical-cruciform (HC) fuel rod assembly has been proposed as an alternative to traditional
fuel geometry. The HC assembly is a ...
PWR Cores with Silicon Carbide Cladding
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-04)
The use in present generation PWRs of fuel clad with silicon carbide rather than Zircaloy
has been evaluated as an aid to reaching higher discharge burnups and to operation at higher
reactor power levels. A preliminary ...
Conceptual Design of an Annular-Fueled Superheat Boiling Water Reactor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Advanced Nuclear Power Program, 2010-10)
The conceptual design of an annular-fueled superheat boiling water reactor (ASBWR) is
outlined. The proposed design, ASBWR, combines the boiler and superheater regions into
one fuel assembly. This ensures good neutron ...