TITLE:
Comparison of Radionuclide’s Inventories and Activities With Slightly Enriched Uranium and Plutonium Fuel in CANDU Reactors
AUTHORS:
Zafar Yasin, Javaid Iqbal, M. Ikram Shahzad
KEYWORDS:
Actinide and Fission Product Inventory, CANDU, Natural Uranium, Plutonium
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology,
Vol.1 No.2,
July
26,
2011
ABSTRACT: In these studies the isotopic inventories and corresponding activities of important nuclides for different fuel cycles of a CANDU reactor have been compared. The calculations have been performed using the computer code WIMSD4. The isotopic inventories and activities have been calculated versus the fuel burn-up for the natural UO2 fuel, 1.2% enriched UO2 fuel and for the 0.45% PuO2-UO2 fuel. It is found that 1.2% enriched uranium fuel has the lowest activity as compared to other two fuel cycles and vice versa for the 0.45% PuO2-UO2 fuel.