Research Article

Study on Transmutation of Minor Actinides as Burnable Poison in VVER-1000 Fuel Assembly

Table 5

Transmutation rate in case of heterogeneous loading with 10 wt.% of MAs.

IsotopeInitial amount (g)Residual amount after 306 days (g)Mass reduced after 306 days (g)Disappearance rate after 306 days (%)

237Np896.78746.44150.3416.76
241Am580.05341.73238.3241.09
243Am269.52218.4051.1218.97
244Cm81.54122.82−41.28−50.63
245Cm4.7911.60−6.81−142.17
Total1832.671440.98391.6921.37