Pressurized Water Reactor Optimal Fuel Management
- 12 May 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Technology
- Vol. 14 (2) , 123-132
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nt72-a31127
Abstract
As an initial step toward a comprehensive fuel management procedure, a model was developed to optimize fuel loading patterns in pressurized water reactors (PWR) with regard to a specified function of burnup and power. For this purpose, the JUMBO code employs a simplified semianalytic function to represent X-Y power distribution and a direct search scheme to optimize shuffling. The number of feasible patterns is greatly reduced through the use of a logical set of shuffling rules. The applicability of the method was demonstrated for a typical 500-MW(e) PWR, considering both an initial and reload core.Keywords
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