A comparative study on the impact of Gd2O3 burnable neutron absorber in UO2 and (U, Th)O2 fuels

• Main Authors: Uguru, Edwin Humphrey, Sani, Siti Fairus Abdul, Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin, Rabir, Mohamad Hairie, Karim, Julia Abdul
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24787/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2019.11.010
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The performance of gadolinium burnable absorber (GdBA) for reactivity control in UO2 and (U, Th)O2 fuels and its impact on spent fuel characteristics was performed. Five fuel assemblies: one without GdBA fuel rod and four each containing 16, 24, 34 and 44 GdBA fuel rods in both fuels were investigat...