Open AccessStudy of Spent Fuel Behavior in Beyond Design-Basis Storage Period
Author(s) -
Volodymyr Halchenko
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nuclear and radiation safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2073-6231
DOI - 10.32918/nrs.2017.2(74).07
Subject(s) - burnup , criticality , spent nuclear fuel , period (music) , nuclear engineering , environmental science , neutron , nuclear physics , waste management , physics , engineering , acoustics
The paper presents changes in the isotopic composition of actinoids and neutron sources in spent nuclear fuel and changes in neutron multiplication factor in the period up to 1000 years. There are conclusions on peculiar behavior of fuel in such a long period. The research shows importance to make criticality calculations considering burnup credit for long-term fuel storage.
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