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Light-water reactors: preliminary safety and environmental information document. Volume I

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5713755· OSTI ID:5713755

Information is presented concerning the reference PWR reactor system; once-through, low-enrichment uranium-235 fuel, 30 MWD per kilogram (PWR LEU(5)-OT); once-through, low-enrichment, high-burnup uranium fuel (PWR LEU(5)-Mod OT); self-generated plutonium spiked recycle (PWR LEU(5)-Pu-Spiked Recycle); denatured uranium-233/thorium cycle (PWR DU(3)-Th Recycle DU(3)); and plutonium/thorium cycle (Pu/ThO/sub 2/ Burner).

Research Organization:
Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38; W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5713755
Report Number(s):
DOE/NE-0003/1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English