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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"ABWR"”.
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Development of optimized core design and analysis methods for high power density BWRs
… level of 5000 MWth, equivalent to 26% uprated ABWR, resulting into 20% cheaper O&M and Capital costs. This is achieved by utilizing the same number of assemblies, but with wider 16x1 6 assemblies and 50% shorter active fuel than that of the ABWR. The fuel rod diameter and pitch are reduced to …
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Fuel performance modeling of high burnup mixed oxide fuel for hard spectrum LWRs
… fuel performance comparison between RBWR-TB2 and ABWR fuel rods suggest that because of high axial peaking factors and relatively flat power history, fuel temperature is significantly higher in fissile zones of the RBWR-TB2 leading to various undesirable effects such as excessive fission gas …
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The use of reduced-moderation light water reactors for transuranic isotope burning in thorium fuel
… is possible to limit the core area to that of an ABWR with acceptable thermal-hydraulic performance. In this case, it appears that RBWRs are of similar cost to inert matrix incineration in LWRs, and lower cost than RMPWRs and Th- and U-based fast reactor recycle schemes.
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Management of the UK plutonium stockpile using thorium fuelled Light Water Reactors
… axial heterogeneous loading of Am and Pu in the ABWR offers fuel performance benefits in terms of increased Am-241 destruction and reduced curium (Cm) accumulation. From a fuel cycle perspective, the security burden associated with the UK Pu stockpile is better managed using Th-Pu MOX than U-Pu …