Radiotoxicity and Risk Reduction of TRU Elements from Spent Fuel by Transmutation in the Light Water Reactor

Journal Article · Tue May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1945283· OSTI ID:20722462

Necas, Vladimir; Sebian, Vladimir; Kociskova, Karolina ^[1]; Darilek, Petr ^[2]

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1. Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Department of Nuclear Physics and Technology, SK 812 19 Bratislava (Slovakia)
2. VUJE Trnava Inc., Okruzna 5, SK 918 64 Trnava (Slovakia)

A conventional PWR of type VVER-440 operating in a sustainable advanced fuel cycle mode with complete recycling of TRU elements in an Inert Matrix Combined Fuel Assembly (IMC-FA) in the same reactor was investigated. A preliminary assessment with the differences between various nuclear fuel cycles in terms of the risk analysis and its indicators has been conducted. The results indicate that the sustainable advanced fuel cycle option can, for the same amount of energy generation, significantly reduces both the amounts and radiotoxicity of the spent nuclear fuel in comparison with the conventional once-through UO2 or MOX fuel cycles.

• OSTI ID: 20722462
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 769, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on nuclear data for science and technology, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 26 Sep - 1 Oct 2004; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1945283; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
FISSION
FUEL ASSEMBLIES
FUEL CYCLE
MIXED OXIDE FUELS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
REACTOR FUELING
REACTOR SAFETY
RECYCLING
RISK ASSESSMENT
SPENT FUELS
TRANSMUTATION
URANIUM OXIDES
WWER TYPE REACTORS