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Fuel assembly with inert matrix fuel rods as reload options for Laguna Verde NPP

Lopez, 2012

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992071072865910966
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Lopez H
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Annals of Nuclear Energy

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Four different fuel assembly reload options were studied for Unit 1 at the Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant (LVNPP) in Mexico. The purpose was to design a fuel assembly as a mixture of UO2 and weapons grade plutonium in an inert matrix. This assembly design has a …
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