A MATLAB-Linked Solver to Find Fuel Depletion in a PWR, a Suggested VVER-1000 Type

Table 5

Nuclear properties for 𝑆𝑚 decay chain.

Nuclide	Nuclide indication	Half-life	Absorption cross section (b)	Direct yield from U-235
^147Nd	𝑁1	11.1 d	0	0.0236
^147Pm	𝑁2	2.62 y	845.72 to ^148mPm, 448.23 to ^148Pm	0
^147Sm	𝑁3	∞	274.2	0
^147mPm	𝑁4	42 d (7% to ^148Pm, 93% to ^148Sm )	31964	0
^148Pm	𝑁5	5.4 d	13858	0
^149Pm	𝑁6	53.1 h	1105.6	0.0113
^149Sm	𝑁7	∞	73635	0
^150Pm	𝑁8	2.7 h	0	0
^150Sm	𝑁9	∞	158.38	0
^151Sm	𝑁10	87 y	9734.5	0.0044
^152Sm	𝑁11	∞	813.01	0.00281