Reactor fuel: a reminder
Acoustic microscope for irradiated nuclear fuel study
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Reactor fuel: a reminder
Acoustic microscope for irradiated nuclear fuel study

Authors : Didier LAUX, Gilles DESPAUX, Daniel BARON, Vincenzo RONDINELLA, Wim DE WEERD, Mathias LAURIE

Publication date: June 10, 2014 | Lire en français

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3. Reactor fuel: a reminder

3.1 Uranium 235 fission and electricity generation

The few generalities given here are merely a reminder of the basic concepts of reactor physics. In view of the diversity of reactor types, the concepts set out here will relate only to the pressurized water reactors (PWRs) that are representative of the French nuclear power fleet [BN 3 100][BN 3 000] .

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