Characteristics of an Lmfbr Core Loaded with Minor Actinide and Rare Earth Containing Fuels
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Systematic parameter survey calculations were performed to investigate basic characteristics (burnup reactivity loss, Doppler coefficient, sodium void reactivity , control rod worth , power distribution, transmutation rate, breeding ratio etc.) of an LMFBR core loaded with minor actinide (MA) fuels which contain rare earths (RE) and a}so to establish MA and RE loading method which has no serious influence on core design. It was found that the homogeneous loading of MA and RE has no serious penalties to the reactor core performance , provided that the amount of MA and RE in the fuel is less than 5 and 10wtYo, respectively.
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