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Use of Uranium-Erbium and Plutonium-Erbium Fuel in Rbmk Reactors

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Safety Issues Associated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

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The history of RBMK reactors is characterized by continuous transition from one type of fuel to another. The first RBMK units used 1.8% enriched fuel. After that, a decision was made to increase the enrichment to 2.0%. In 1986, it was decided to increase the enrichment further to 2.4%. Currently, transition to fuel with erbium poison and an enrichment of 2.6% is being implemented. These transitions were accomplished with relative ease due to on-line refuelling which is a special feature of RBMKs.

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  1. Russian Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Square, 123182, Moscow, Russia

    A. A. Balygin, G. B. Davydova, A. M. Fedosov, A. V. Krayushkin & Y. A. Tishkin

  2. Rdipe, a/b 788, 101000, Moscow, Russian Federation

    A. I. Kupalov-Yaropolk & V. A. Nikolaev

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  1. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA

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  2. Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation

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Balygin, A.A. et al. (1999). Use of Uranium-Erbium and Plutonium-Erbium Fuel in Rbmk Reactors. In: Parish, T.A., Khromov, V.V., Carron, I. (eds) Safety Issues Associated with Plutonium Involvement in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle. NATO Science Series, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4591-6_14

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