Fixed neutron absorbers for improved nuclear safety and better economics in nuclear fuel storage, transport and disposal

Current designs of both large reactor units and small modular reactors utilize a nuclear fuel with increasing enrichment. This increasing demand for better nuclear fuel utilization is a challenge for nuclear fuel handling facilities. The operation with higher enriched fuels leads to reduced reserves...

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Main Authors: M. Lovecký, J. Závorka, J. Jiřičková, Z. Ondráček, R. Škoda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573323001341