Preliminary Evaluation of a Nuclear Scenario Involving Innovative Gas Cooled Reactors

Table 4

EPR irradiation parameters: k-eff and burnup behaviour during irradiation.

k-eff behaviour during irradiation			Burn-up
efpd	k-eff	pcm	GWd/tonHM
0	1.32984	±93	0.000
60	1.26447	±92	1.995
120	1.24461	±91	3.991
180	1.22331	±90	5.986
240	1.20226	±89	7.981
300	1.18313	±87	9.976
360	1.1624	±95	11.972
420	1.1453	±89	13.967
480	1.12973	±92	15.962
540	1.11207	±94	17.957
600	1.09508	±96	19.953
630	1.12319	±93	19.953
690	1.07986	±85	21.948
750	1.0642	±90	23.943
810	1.04939	±88	25.938
870	1.03414	±88	27.934
930	1.01997	±95	29.929
990	1.0048	±94	31.924
1050	0.99319	±91	33.920