Table 2 Parameters of burnable absorber rods.

From: Neutron transport calculation for the BEAVRS core based on the LSTM neural network

Parameter

Burnable absorber

Burnable absorber material

12.5% borosilicate glass

burnable absorber rod OD/cm

0.96774

Density/g cm−3

2.26

Cladding material

SS304

Cladding outer thickness/cm

0.04699

Cladding inner thickness/cm

0.01651

Air gap material

Helium

Air gap outer thickness/cm

0.01016

Air gap outer thickness/cm

0.01079