Research Article
Thermal Analysis of ZPPR High Pu Content Stored Fuel
Table 2
Fuel properties used in the analysis for PUMH fuel.
| | | gms | W/kg | W | Element Wt | Wt fraction | Fuel dimensions | | |
| | Pu238 | 0.2676 | 567 | 0.151729 | | | Plate Thk = | 0.2025 | in | | Pu239 | 209.1584 | 1.93 | 0.403676 | | | Height = | 1.93 | in | | Pu240 | 80.4538 | 7.1 | 0.571222 | | | Length = | 7.802 | in | | Pu241 | 10.3554 | 3.39 | 0.035105 | | | Vol. of plate | 3.049217 |
in3 | | Pu242 | 4.3821 | 0.12 | 0.000526 | 304.6173 | 0.337627 | Vol. of plate | 49.96771 | cm3 | | Am241 | 6.6815 | 114 | 0.761691 | 6.6815 | 0.007406 | Mass | 902.2299 | gm | | U235 | 1.1998 | 0.0142 | | | | Area | 97.14729 | cm2 | | U238 | 567.174 | 0.0001 | | 568.3738 | 0.629966 | Clad thick | 0.015 | in | | Mo | 22.5573 | Tot. Watts = | 1.924022 | 22.5573 | 0.025002 | Weld thick | 0.02 | in | | Total Wt (gm) | 902.2299 | Tot. W/kg = | 2.132519 | Pu239/241 | Pu/(Pu + U) | Weld area | 0.0853 | in2 | | Dens. gm/cc | 18.05626 | W for 12 | 23.08827 | 219.5138 | 0.348935 | | | |
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Weight data from Table for 8-inch-long NUMH fuel, of Klann (2001) [4].
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