High-Utilization Lattices for Thorium-Based Fuels in Heavy Water Reactors

• Published in: Nuclear technology Vol. 186; no. 1; pp. 17 - 32
• Main Author: Bromley, Blair P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.04.2014

New fuel bundle and lattice concepts to implement thorium-based fuel cycles in pressure tube heavy water reactors (PT-HWRs) have been explored to achieve maximum resource utilization. As an existing, operational technology, PT-HWRs are highly advantageous for implementing the use of thorium-based fu...