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In nuclear power technology, burnup (also known as fuel utilization) is a measure of how much energy is extracted from a primary nuclear fuel source.

In contrast to the low burnup of weeks or months that is commonly required to produce weapons-grade plutonium.

greater amount of plutonium-241 than the plutonium generated by the lower burnup operations designed to create weapons-grade plutonium.

sodium-cooled, pool-type reactor with a 30-year design lifetime and a target burnup of 100 MWd/kg.

The reactor, was used for burnup measurement of fissile samples from NRX.

material into usable fuel through nuclear transmutation, in tandem with the burnup of fissile material.

A fuel burnup of 100 GWd/t is expected.

"3D core burnup studies in 500 MWe Indian prototype fast breeder reactor to attain enhanced core burnup".

For spent nuclear fuel storage and transport, burnup credit may be used to allow fuel to be more closely packed, reducing space.

A local variation of neutron flux causes increased burnup of 135Xe and production of 135I, depletion of 135Xe increases the reactivity.

Synonyms:

expenditure; consumption; using up;

Antonyms:

income; supply; stay in place; linger;