Concept for a small, colocated fuel cycle facility for oxide breeder fuels
As part of a United States Department of Energy (USDOE) program to examine innovative liquid-metal reactor (LMR) system designs over the past three years, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) collaborated on studies of mixed oxide fuel cycle options. A principal effort was an advanced concept for a small integrated fuel cycle colocated with a 1300-MW(e) reactor station. The study provided a scoping design, capital and operating cost estimates, and a basis on which to proceed with implementation of such a facility if future plans so dictate. The facility integrated reprocessing, waste management, and refabrication functions in a single facility of nominal 35-t/year capacity utilizing the latest technology developed in fabrication programs at WHC and in reprocessing at ORNL. The concept was based on many years of work at both sites and extensive design studies of prior years.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 6441468
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870917-1; ON: DE87010589
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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