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Filtering by: Advisor Robinson, A.H. Subject Nuclear fuel rods -- Mathematical models

Gadolinium particle depletion in light water reactor fuel rods

Creator:

Hartley, Kenneth D.

Abstract:

Gadolinium is an important element to the Nuclear Fuel Industry. Two of the seven naturally occurring isotopes of gadolinium have very large absorption cross sections for thermal neutrons. The isotopes of ¹⁵⁵ Gd and ¹⁵⁷ Gd readily absorb thermal neutrons and transmute to ¹⁵⁶ Gd and ¹⁵⁸ Gd which are...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis