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4. MOX fuel behavior in the reactor
The general aim is to use MOX fuel under the same conditions as UO 2 fuel. However, since its introduction into reactors in France in 900 PWRs, MOX has been irradiated for 3 annual cycles, whereas UO 2 fuel resides 4 cycles in reactors. This is known as "hybrid" management.
Future management called "MOX Parity" aims to manage MOX fuel like UO 2 fuel. It is therefore necessary to increase MOX discharge depletion by bringing its maximum burnup (average burnup of the most loaded assembly) to the same value as that of UO 2 : 52 GWj / t since 1998.
The economic stakes are high, as achieving parity between UO 2 and MOX...
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