Question

The core of a reactor rated at 3200 MWt full power contains an initial fuel loading of 80 metric tons. The reactor operates 540 calendar days between refuelings. If the reactor power as a fraction of full power varies with time according to the function sin(πt/T), where t is the elapsed time in days counting from the cycle startup, and T = 540 days, what is (a) the capacity factor for the cycle and (b) the cycle burnup in MWd/kg?

Answer 1

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