Zakari YI Author
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Reactor
Departmentof Physics, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria
Zakari YI is working in the Departmentof Physics, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria, Changes in Isotopic Composition of the Fuel Material in the Core of the Nigeria Research Reactor-1 (NIRR-1)
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Author(s): Salawu A, Balogun GI, Jonah SA, Zakari YI
During reactor operation, isotopes in the fuel material are consumed for fission reaction while others are converted to new isotopes in addition to fission products produced in the fission process. The Nigeria Research Reactor-1 (NIRR-1) has been in operation since 2004 till date and the expected changes in isotopic composition of the fuel material during this period of operation have been calculated. The result from the depletion/burnup calculations shows that the present Nigeria Research Reactor (NIRR-1) has a burnup of less than 1% in approximately 10 years of its operation. The conversion ratio of the system is also less than one as the average number of ... view moreĀ»