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Time-Dependent Neutronic Analysis of a Power-Flattened Gas Cooled Accelerator Driven System Fuelled with Thorium, Uranium, Plutonium, and Curium Dioxides TRISO Particles

Table 6

Masses of actinide isotopes [kgHM] at the beginning and at the end of the cycle (Cases 1(a)–1(c)).

Case1(a)1(b)1(c)
IsotopesBOCEOCEOCBOCEOCEOCBOCEOCEOC

231Th7.448E − 51.597E − 41.680E − 42.989E − 4
232Th8.015E + 28.012E + 27.941E + 21.519E + 31.519E + 31.507E + 3
233Th5.405E − 35.611E − 39.076E − 39.442E − 3
233Pa2.861E − 14.904E + 04.844E − 18.354E + 0
233U4.488E − 32.002E + 07.619E − 33.456E + 0
234U7.634E − 68.355E − 44.174E − 42.331E − 16.433E − 43.748E − 1
235U3.120E + 23.110E + 22.807E + 24.051E + 24.034E + 23.663E + 24.372E + 24.355E + 23.978E + 2
236U2.194E − 16.952E + 03.892E − 18.978E + 03.954E − 19.181E + 0
237U3.845E − 45.459E − 25.932E − 46.547E − 24.674E − 46.445E − 2
238U3.276E + 33.275E + 33.252E + 32.325E + 32.324E + 32.304E + 31.525E + 31.524E + 31.509E + 3
239U2.151E − 22.274E − 21.574E − 21.675E − 21.175E − 21.240E − 2
238Pu1.053E − 31.629E − 31.494E − 3
239Pu6.525E − 21.768E + 11.295E − 11.615E + 19.697E − 21.224E + 1
240Pu7.266E − 49.220E − 11.359E − 37.479E − 19.769E − 45.428E − 1
241Pu1.733E − 11.435E − 11.008E − 1

Total3.588E + 33.586E + 33.559E + 33.532E + 33.529E + 33.498E + 33.481E + 33.480E + 33.448E + 3

After 0.75 days (). 2After 25 days ().
3After 1.25 days (). 4After 30 days ().
5After 1.25 days (). 6After 30 days ().