Reactor Performance, Cycle 3

Figure 3.22 shows the placement of assemblies at the start of cycle 3, with new assemblies containing 3.2 w/o 23SU placed in positions near the edge of the reactor, with heavy borders.

This refueling pattern is somewhat similar to modified scatter refueling. The maximum relative power, at 5DG and 5GD, is now 1.36. The average burnup in cycle 3 is 9894 MWd/MT. The total thermal energy is 866.5 GWd or 20,796 X 106 kWh.