Removing Fuelling Transient Using Neutron Absorbers

Abstract

Preliminary results indicate that by selecting a small amount of neutron absorber, the fuelling transient, currently occurring in a CANDU 37-element fuel bundle, can be successfully removed. A parametric study using the Los Alamos National Laboratories’MCNP 5 code and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s WIMS-AECL 3.1 is presented in this paper.