Analysis of the fuel reloading scheme of the PWR reactor

Pregled osnovnih pojmova iz nuklearnog gorivog ciklusa i gospodarenja gorivom tlakovodnog reaktora PWR tipa. Opis sheme zamjene goriva i upotreba sagorivih apsorbera za kontrolu reaktivnosti energetskog nuklearnog reaktora. Pregled numeričkih metoda proračuna sheme zamjene goriva i rasporeda sagorivih apsorbera u jezgri reaktora PWR tipa. Opis modela paketa računarskih programa FUMACS. Proračun i analiza sheme zamjene goriva za referentni 23. ciklus nuklearne elektrane Krško korištenjem paketa računarskih programa FUMACS. Usporedba referentnih rezultata 23. ciklusa s alternativnim shemama zamjene goriva.Overview of basic concepts from the nuclear fuel cycle and fuel economy of the PWR type pressure reactor. Description of the fuel exchange scheme and the use of integral burnable absorbers to Control the reactivity of an Energy Nuclear Reactor. Examination of numerical methods of calculating the fuel loading pattern and the arrangement of the burnable absorber in the core of the PWR type reactor. Description of FUMACS Computing Package Model. Calculation and analysis of the fuel replacement scheme for the reference 23th cycle of the Krško nuclear power plant using the FUMACS computer program packages. Comparison of the 23rd cycle reference results with alternative fuel loading patterns