Burning actinides in very hard spectrum reactors

Conference · Mon Mar 20 04:00:00 UTC 1978

OSTI ID:6354710

Robinson, A H; Shirley, G W; Prichard, A W; Trapp, T J

The major unresolved problem in the nuclear industry is the ultimate disposition of the waste products of light water reactors. The study demonstrates the feasibility of designing a very hard spectrum actinide burner reactor (ABR). A 1100 MW/sub t/ ABR design fueled entirely with actinides reprocessed from light water reactor (LWR) wastes is proposed as both an ultimate disposal mechanism for actinides and a means of concurrently producing usable power. Actinides from discharged ABR fuel are recycled to the ABR while fission products are routed to a permanent repository. As an integral part of a large energy park, each such ABR would dispose of the waste actinides from 2 LWRs.

• Research Organization: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
• OSTI ID: 6354710
• Report Number(s): RLO-2227/T32-2; CONF-780622-73
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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