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Fuel lifetime extension for the KLT-40S small modular reactor by means of thorium-uranium fuel cycle

Beliavskii et al., 2023

Document ID
7763510221211117713
Author
Beliavskii S
Balachkov M
Danilenko V
Nesterov V
Publication year
Publication venue
Annals of Nuclear Energy

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This paper demonstrates the results of the Monte Carlo simulation conducted with MCU-PTR software for a small modular pressurized water reactor KLT-40S. Four dispersed fuel compositions,(U 238+ U 235) O 2,(U 238+ Pu 239) O 2,(Th 232+ U 235) O 2, and (Th 232+ …
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