Radioactive Source Specification of Bushehr’s VVER-1000 Spent Fuels

Table 5

Neutron sources of the BNPP SFA (3-year cooling time).

Burnup (GWd/MTHM)		30	40	49
Neutron sources		Neutron release rate (n/s)
(Alpha, n) reaction	^235U
	^236U
	^238U
	^238Pu
	^239Pu
	^240Pu
	^241Am
	^243Am
	^242Cm
	^243Cm
	^244Cm
	SUM
Spontaneous fission	^235U
	^238U
	^238Pu
	^240Pu
	^242Pu
	^242Cm
	^244Cm
	^246Cm
	SUM
Total