Abstract:High fuel burn-up and long cycle length are the main objectives for economic and reliable operation of Advanced Nuclear Power Reactors. The selected cladding material to stand for high burn-up and long cycle length is HANA-4 alloy. AP1000 core was developed through increasing the fuel enrichment to higher values than the initial values and replacing the ZIRLO cladding by HANA-4 cladding to achieve higher burn-up and longer cycle length. The initial core and the developed core were simulated using Monte Carlo N… Show more
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