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Title: Economic prospects of the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) fuel cycle

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OSTI ID:5134577
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The IFR fuel cycle based on pyroprocessing involves only few operational steps and the batch-oriented process equipment systems are compact. This results in major cost reductions in all of three areas of reprocessing, fabrication, and waste treatment. This document discusses the economic aspects of this fuel cycle.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
5134577
Report Number(s):
ANL/CP-72603; CONF-911001-15; ON: DE91018622
Resource Relation:
Conference: International conference on fast reactor systems and fuel cycles, Kyoto (Japan), 27 Oct - 1 Nov 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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