burnup
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- noun
- /ˈbɜrnˌʌp/
- Specialized
- After several months of operation, the reactor's burnup levels reached significant milestones.
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The team has now set its sights on reaching its next major milestone—achievement of a 12-14 percent burnup expected later this calendar year.
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The research to improve the performance of coated-particle nuclear fuel met an important milestone by reaching a burnup of 9 percent without any fuel failure.
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If it was pulled out of the unit, then it has some burnup, even if it isn't completely "spent."
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The burnup in current SNF reaches perhaps 5%.
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Criticality analysis of used fuel almost never takes any credit for the fuel's burnup.
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The nuclear fuel burnup is about 5% at the end of a 300-500 day refueling cycle.
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Furthermore, since the concentration of 137Cs builds up almost linearly with burnup, there is on average about twice as much in a ton of spent fuel as in a ton of fuel in the reactor core.
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Either way, it seems safe to say that, with diffusion enrichment coming to an end, nuclear power's EROEI will rise to over 50 and very likely over 100 for third-generation plants with high thermal efficiencies, high burnups, and 60-year lifespans.
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The reactor achieved a burnup of 8 percent, indicating efficient use of nuclear fuel.
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High burnup rates in nuclear reactors help to maximize fuel efficiency and reduce waste.
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Etymology
Burnup comes from the phrase burn up, which means 'use up by burning'. In nuclear talk it names how much fuel has been 'used up' in a reactor, so the word helps you remember it measures fuel consumption.