BWR MOX BENCHMARK - SPECIFICATION AND RESULTS
Synopsis
The commercial recycling of plutonium as PuO2/UO2
mixed-oxide
(MOX)
fuel is an established practice in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) in
several countries, the main motivation being the consumption of
plutonium arising from spent fuel reprocessing. Although the same
motivating factors apply in the case of boiling water reactors (BWRs),
they have lagged behind PWRs for various reasons, and MOX utilisation
in BWRs has been implemented in only a few reactors to date. One of the
reasons is that the nuclear design of BWR MOX assemblies (or bundles)
is more complex than that of PWR assemblies. Recognising the need and
the timeliness to address this issue at the international level, the
OECD/NEA Working Party on the Physics of Plutonium Fuels and Innovative
Fuel Cycles (WPPR) conducted a physics code benchmark test for a BWR
assembly. This volume reports on the benchmark results and conclusions
that can be drawn from it.
Reference
Physics of Plutonium
Recycling - Vol. VII - BWR MOX
Benchmark - Specification and Results
Language: English
, Published: 10-MAR-03 , 150 pages, ISBN: 92-64-19905-5
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