MOX@EON: EON Operational Experience - US Nuclear Waste ...
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MOX - Physical Properties (4): Consequences<br />
Parameter Affected Area Consequenc<br />
e<br />
n-energy fast fluence in structural materials irr.-<br />
hardening<br />
lower fraction delayed n (β)<br />
transients<br />
higher fission energy<br />
effectively none<br />
Pu-241, Am-241<br />
manufacturing<br />
ceramics<br />
fuel rod design<br />
lower n-absorption<br />
moderator-condition (density, void)<br />
faster transient response<br />
less fission-products<br />
heating of unirradiated material<br />
dose-rate<br />
heat conductivity, inhomogeneous matrix<br />
criticality, CRW<br />
transport,<br />
inspection<br />
8<br />
Γ T