Fast burner reactor benchmark results from the NEA working party on physics of plutonium recycle

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

OSTI ID:135143

Hill, R N; Wade, D C ^[1]; Palmiotti, G ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
2. CEA - Cadarache, Saint-Paul-Les-Durance (France)

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; fuel cycle scenarios using either PUREX/TRUEX (oxide fuel) or pyrometallurgical (metal fuel) separation technologies were specified. These benchmarks were designed to evaluate the nuclear performance and radiotoxicity impact of a transuranic-burning fast reactor system. International benchmark results are summarized in this paper; and key conclusions are highlighted.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 135143
• Report Number(s): ANL/RA/CP-85316; CONF-950919-9; ON: DE96002704; TRN: 96:001268
• 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
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
FBRF REACTOR
BENCHMARKS
PLUTONIUM RECYCLE
PUREX PROCESS
FUEL CYCLE