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Determination of Plutonium and Uranium Content and Burnup using Six Group Delayed Neutrons
Nuclear Engineering and Technology
  • T. Akyurek
  • Shoaib Usman, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

In this study, investigation of spent fuel was performed using six group delayed neutron parameters. Three used fuels (F1, F2, and F11) which are burnt over the years in the core of Missouri University of Science and Technology Reactor (MSTR), were investigated. F16 fresh fuel was used as plutonium free fuel element and compared with irradiated used fuels to develop burnup and Pu discrimination method. The fast fission factor of the MSTR was calculated to be 1.071 which was used for burnup calculations. Burnup values of F2 and F11 fuel elements were estimated to be 1.98 g and 2.7 g, respectively. 239Pu conversion was calculated to be 0.36 g and 0.50 g for F2 and F11 elements, respectively.

Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE)
Comments
This study was supported by Marmara University, Scientific Research Commission (BAPKO) under the research project FEN-A-131016-0466.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Burnup,
  • Delay neutrons,
  • Fuel elements,
  • Six group parameters
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Korean Nuclear Society, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
7-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Jul 2019
Disciplines
Citation Information
T. Akyurek and Shoaib Usman. "Determination of Plutonium and Uranium Content and Burnup using Six Group Delayed Neutrons" Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol. 51 Iss. 4 (2019) p. 943 - 948 ISSN: 1738-5733
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shoaib-usman/103/