Validation Issues for Depletion and Criticality Analysis in Burnup Credit
Validation Issues for Depletion and Criticality Analysis in Burnup Credit
Author(s)
Parks, C. V.
,
Broadhead, B. L.
,
DeHart, M. D.
,
Gauld, I. C.
Publication Date
This paper reviews validation issues associated with implementation of burnup credit in transport, dry storage,
and disposal. The issues discussed are ones that have been identified by one or more constituents of the
United States technical community (national laboratories, licensees, and regulators) that have been exploring the
use of burnup credit. There is not necessarily agreement on the importance of the various issues, which
sometimes is what creates the issue. The broad issues relate to the paucity of available experimental data