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

• Main Authors: Uguru, E.H., Sani, S.F. A., Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin *, Rabir, M. H., Julia, A. K.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: R895-920 Medical Physics/Medical Radiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1624/; http://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2019.11.010

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...