Reduction of worldwide plutonium inventories using conventional reactors and advanced fuels: A systems study

Conference · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:532582

Krakowski, R A; Bathke, C G; Chodak, P III ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Technology and Safety Assessment Div.

The potential for reducing plutonium inventories in the civilian nuclear fuel cycle through recycle in LWRs of a variety of mixed-oxide forms is examined by means of a cost-based plutonium-flow systems model that includes an approximate measure of proliferation risk. The impact of plutonium recycle in a number of forms is examined, including the introduction of nonfertile fuels into conventional (LWR) reactors to reduce net plutonium generation, to increase plutonium burnup, and to reduce exo-reactor plutonium inventories.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 532582
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-97-2401; CONF-971004-3; ON: DE97009116; TRN: 97:019384
• Resource Relation: Conference: GLOBAL `97: international conference on future nuclear systems, Yokohama (Japan), 5-10 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
05 NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PLUTONIUM RECYCLE
PLUTONIUM
WATER COOLED REACTORS
MIXED OXIDE FUELS
PROLIFERATION
INVENTORIES