Actinide and non-actinide production from UO2 fuel in W-SMR: Effects of gadolinium burnable absorber

• Main Authors: Uguru, Edwin Humphrey, Sani, Siti Fairus Abdul, Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin, Rabir, Mohamad Hairie
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Masson 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24788/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107083
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Burnable neutron absorbers are used for efficient reactivity control especially in light and heavy water reactors. Effect of gadolinium burnable absorber (GdBA) on reactivity, actinide and non-actinide content of nuclear waste was investigated. Westinghouse small modular reactor (W-SMR) was studied...