Increased fuel burn up in a CANDU thorium reactor using weapon grade plutonium

Sahin, Somer; Yildiz, Kadir; Sahin, HACI; Sahin, Necmettin; Acir, Adem

doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.01.014

Increased fuel burn up in a CANDU thorium reactor using weapon grade plutonium

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Sahin S., Yildiz K., Sahin H. M., Sahin N., Acir A.

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol.236, no.17, pp.1778-1788, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 236 Issue: 17
Publication Date: 2006
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2006.01.014
Journal Name: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1778-1788
Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Weapon grade plutonium is used as a booster fissile fuel material in the form of mixed ThO2/PuO2 fuel in a Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) fuel bundle in order to assure the initial criticality at startup.