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    Conversion ratios for plutonium recycle in light water reactors: breeding potential in D₂O-H₂O cooled reactors
    Story, George (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1975)
    The conversion properties of close packed, water cooled, plutonium fueled lattices are studied. Lattices with both ordinary water and light-heavy water mixtures are considered. The effects of volume fractions, plutonium concentrations, and heavy water fraction on the neutronics are studied through the use of computer calculations. A preliminary design for a D₂O-H₂O cooled breeder reactor is presented and the breeding characteristics of such a core are examined.