Nonproliferation and safeguard considerations: Pebble Bed reactor fuel cycle evaluation

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6526758

Nuclear fuel cycles were evaluated for the Pebble Bed Gas Cooled Reactor under development in the Federal Republic of Germany. The basic fuel cycle specified for the HTR-K and PNP is well qualified and will meet the requirements of these reactors. Twenty alternate fuel cycles are described, including high-conversion cycles, net-breeding cycles, and proliferation-resistant cycles. High-conversion cycles, which have a high probability of being successfully developed, promise a significant improvement in resource utilization. Proliferation-resistant cycles, also with a high probability of successful development, conpare very favorably with those for other types of reactors. Most of the advanced cycles could be adapted to first-generation pebble bed reactors with no significant modifications.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Sunnyvale, CA (USA). Advanced Reactor Systems Dept.
• DOE Contract Number: EN-77-C-02-4057
• OSTI ID: 6526758
• Report Number(s): COO-4057-5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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