An evaluation of waste radiotoxicity reduction for a fast burner reactor closed fuel cycle: NEA benchmark results

Conference · Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:137421

Grimm, K N; Hill, R N; Wase, D C

As part of a program proposed by the OECD/NEA Working Party on Physics of Plutonium Recycling (WPPR) to evaluate different scenarios for the use of plutonium, fast reactor physics benchmarks were developed. In this paper, the fuel cycle performance of the metal-fueled benchmark is evaluated in detail. Benchmark results assess the reactor performance and toxicity behavior in a closed nuclear fuel cycle for a parametric variation of the conversion ratio between 0.5 and 1.0. Results indicate that a fast burner reactor closed fuel cycle can be utilized to significantly reduce the radiotoxicity destined for ultimate disposal.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 137421
• Report Number(s): ANL/RA/CP-85315; CONF-950919-10; ON: DE96002758; TRN: 96:001290
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS international conference on evaluation of emerging nuclear fuel cycle systems, Versailles (France), 11-14 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
ACTINIDE BURNER REACTORS
REACTOR PHYSICS
PLUTONIUM
RECYCLING
SPENT FUELS
TOXICITY
FUEL CYCLE
BENCHMARKS
REACTOR CORES
REACTOR SAFETY
PERFORMANCE
RADIATION DOSES
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
NEOPLASMS