Xenon Override and Load Following in a Thorium Fuelled CANDU-PHW

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N. Keller
C.B. Lawrence

Abstract

Because of a large negative fuel-temperature reactivity-coefficient and a small xenon reactivity-load, a thorium-fuelled CANDU will have different load-following and xenon-override characteristics than a natural uranium CANDU. The effect of these features was investigated in detail.

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