Methodology for comparative evaluation of nuclear fuel reprocessing techniques for advanced low proliferation risk fuel cycles
An analytic methodology has been developed to compare the performance of various nuclear-fuel-reprocessing techniques for advanced fuel-cycle applications including low-proliferation-risk systems. Eleven parameters have been identified as important for decision making, and the reprocessing techniques are rated according to their performance of each of these parameters. The parameters are assigned ranks according to their importance. The cumulative sum of the product of the ranks and ratings for each process, divided by the maximum possible score yields a numerical figure called the Performance Factor. This represents the overall performance of each process. Sample analysis, and applications of this analysis for selection of reprocessing techniques for future nuclear-power-generating and reprocessing scenarios is also shown.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y. (USA); Stanford Univ., Calif. (USA); San Jose State Univ., Calif. (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-0016
- OSTI ID:
- 5254457
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-23312; CONF-771203-3; TRN: 78-003189
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Alternative energy sources symposium, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 5 Dec 1977
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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