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Title: Development of a Reliable Fuel Depletion Methodology for the HTR-10 Spent Fuel Analysis

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OSTI ID:1045380

A technical working group formed in 2007 between NNSA and CAEA to develop a reliable fuel depletion method for HTR-10 based on MCNPX and to analyze the isotopic inventory and radiation source terms of the HTR-10 spent fuel. Conclusions of this presentation are: (1) Established a fuel depletion methodology and demonstrated its safeguards application; (2) Proliferation resistant at high discharge burnup ({approx}80 GWD/MtHM) - Unfavorable isotopics, high number of pebbles needed, harder to reprocess pebbles; (3) SF should remain under safeguards comparable to that of LWR; and (4) Diversion scenarios not considered, but can be performed.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/LANL
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1045380
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-12-22447; TRN: US1203610
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2012 PONI Summer Conference ; 2012-06-27 - 2012-06-28 ; LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, United States
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English