Decrease of the Radium Concentration in PIK Reactor Fuel Elements

Authors: Petrov Y.V.; Kotova L.M.

Source: Atomic Energy, Volume 93, Number 2, August 2002 , pp. 661-664(4)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

The possibility of replacing the copper matrix in a PIK-reactor fuel element core by an aluminum matrix is examined. The gain in reactivity as a result of such a replacement is estimated. The possibility of decreasing the content of highly enriched uranium in the new fuel elements, resulting in an appreciable decrease of the cost of fuel, is discussed.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: B. P. Konstantinov St. Petersburg Institute of Nuclear Physics

Publication date: 2002-08-01

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