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Final report on improved uranium utilization in PWRs

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Driscoll, Michael J.
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Uranium utilization in pressurized water reactors
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Engineering
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Abstract
This is the final summary progress report on a research program carried out within the MIT Energy Laboratory/Nuclear Engineering Department under the US Department of Energy's program to increase the effectiveness of uranium utilization in light water reactors on the once-through fuel cycle. Two major themes, methodology and applications, characterize the research. A simple built accurate set of algorithms, designated as "the linear reactivity method" were developed to permit self-consistent evaluations of a broad spectrum of changes in core design and fuel management tactics. More than a dozen suggested improvements were then evaluated, focusing primarily on retrofittable modifications and pressurized water reactors. In common with the findings of many other investigators, high burnup and routine end-of-cycle coastdown were identified as preferred options.
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Includes bibliographical references
Date issued
1982
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/89572
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Cambridge, Mass. : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy Laboratory, 1982
Series/Report no.
Energy Laboratory report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Energy Laboratory) ; no. MIT-EL 82-032MITNE ; no. 252

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