The high neutron economy of the CANDU reactor, its ability to be refuelled while operating
at full power, its fuel channel design, and its simple fuel bundle provide an evolutionary path …

Utilization of natural uranium (nat-U) and thorium as fertile fuels has been investigated by in
a Gas Turbine–Modular Helium Reactor (GTMHR) using reactor grade plutonium as driver …

Fission and fusion energy research and development programs have proceeded
independent of each other since their initiation in, respectively, the mid-forties and early …

Large quantities of plutonium have been accumulated in the nuclear waste of civilian LWRs
and CANDU reactors. Reactor grade plutonium can be used as a booster fissile fuel material …

A neutronic analysis has been performed to assess a prospective utilization of light water
reactor (LWR) spent fuel in Canada deuterium uranium (CANDU) reactors mixed with thoria …

The purpose of this book is to describe concepts related to advanced water reactors, with
particular focus on Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors. It discusses the severe …

The potential for minimizing uranium consumption by using a reactor fleet with three different
components and mixed thorium/uranium cycles has been investigated with a view to making …

A CANDU reactor fueled with a mixed fuel made of thoria (ThO2) and nuclear waste
actinides has been investigated. The mixed fuel composition has been varied in radial …

The strong non-uniformity of the fission power production density in the CANDU fuel bundle
could have been mitigated to a great degree. A satisfactory power flattening has been …

Thorium has been widely considered an alternative to uranium fuel because of its relatively
large natural abundance and its ability to breed fissile fuel (233U) from natural thorium …