Research Article
Study on the Impact of Thermal Agitation on Doppler Coefficient in Epithermal Range for Gd-Bearing Fuel
Table 1
Calculation conditions.
| Fuel | | Material | UO2 with Gd2O3 | U-235 enrichment | 4.8 wt% | Gd2O3 concentration | 0~20 wt% using following Gd vector | | Gd-152: 0.2 wt% | | Gd-154: 2.2 wt% | | Gd-155: 14.8 wt% | | Gd-156: 20.5 wt% | | Gd-157: 15.6 wt% | | Gd-158: 24.8 wt% | | Gd-160: 21.9 wt% | Temperature | 600 K, 900 K |
| Cladding | | Material | Zircalloy-4 | Temperature | 600 K |
| Coolant | | Material | H2O | Temperature | 600 K |
| Boundary condition | White reflection |
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