The possibility of fuel cycle design for ABC/ATW complex with molten fuel on LiF-BeF2 basis

Naumov, V S; Bychkov, A V

doi:10.1063/1.49119

Title: The possibility of fuel cycle design for ABC/ATW complex with molten fuel on LiF-BeF2 basis

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The experience gained in the field of the development of molten salt reactors (MSR) can be made a basis of chemical processing of the ABC/ATW liquid fuel. The following combination of two processing principles are proposed for the ABC/ATW fuel (LiF-BeF2-PuF3,(4)-MAFn): -continious removal of radioactive gases, volatile impurities and 'noble fission products'; -portion-by-portion electrochemical processing with removal of rare earth elements and some other fission products at an autonomous plant. After processing the fuel salt is brought back to the blanket of the ABC/ATW complex. The analysis of information previously published in different countries allows for a safe assumption that the ABC/ATW fuel cycle with liquid fuel salt is feasible and can be demonstrated experimentally.

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Naumov, V S; Bychkov, A V ^[1]

Federal Scientific Center of Russia Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (RIAR) Russia, Dimitrovgrad 433510 (Russian Federation)

Publication Date:: Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI Identifier:: 21156171

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: AIP Conference Proceedings

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 346; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: International conference on accelerator-driven transmutation technologies and applications, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 25-29 Jul 1994; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.49119; (c) 1995 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; ACCELERATOR BREEDERS; ACCELERATOR DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION; BREEDER REACTORS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUEL CYCLE; LIQUID METAL FUELS; LITHIUM FLUORIDES; MOLTEN SALT FUELS; MOLTEN SALT REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; RARE EARTHS; VOLATILITY

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                    Naumov, V S, and Bychkov, A V. The possibility of fuel cycle design for ABC/ATW complex with molten fuel on LiF-BeF2 basis.  United States: N. p., 1995. 
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        "The possibility of fuel cycle design for ABC/ATW complex with molten fuel on LiF-BeF2 basis".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49119.

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  author       = {Naumov, V S and Bychkov, A V},

  abstractNote = {The experience gained in the field of the development of molten salt reactors (MSR) can be made a basis of chemical processing of the ABC/ATW liquid fuel. The following combination of two processing principles are proposed for the ABC/ATW fuel (LiF-BeF2-PuF3,(4)-MAFn): -continious removal of radioactive gases, volatile impurities and 'noble fission products'; -portion-by-portion electrochemical processing with removal of rare earth elements and some other fission products at an autonomous plant. After processing the fuel salt is brought back to the blanket of the ABC/ATW complex. The analysis of information previously published in different countries allows for a safe assumption that the ABC/ATW fuel cycle with liquid fuel salt is feasible and can be demonstrated experimentally.},

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  month        = {Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 1995}

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