Evaluation of Homogeneous Options: Effects of Minor Actinide Exclusion from Single and Double Tier Recycle in Sodium Fast Reactors

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/933173· OSTI ID:933173

Ferrer, R M; Bays, S; Pope, M

The Systems Analysis Campaign under the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) has requested the fuel cycle analysis group at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to analyze and provide isotopic data for four scenarios in which different strategies for Minor Actinides (MA) management are investigated. A 1000 MWth commercial-scale Sodium Fast Reactor (SFR) design was selected as the baseline in this scenario study. Two transuranic (TRU) conversion ratios, defined as the ratio of the amount of TRU produced over the TRU destroyed in the reactor core, along with different fuel-types were investigated.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE - NE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC07-99ID-13727
• OSTI ID: 933173
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT-08-14034; TRN: US0803782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ACTINIDES
CONVERSION RATIO
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EVALUATION
FAST REACTORS
FUEL CYCLE
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR ENERGY
REACTOR CORES
SODIUM
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Fuel Cycle
Minor Actinides
MOX
SFR
Transmutation Analysis
Transuranic