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CM-244 as multiplier and breeder in a ThO/sub 2/ hybrid blanket driven by a (D,T) source

Conference · · Fusion Technol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7005772
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The safeguard aspects of Cm-244 - a nuclear waste product in LWRs - in a cylindrical hybrid blanket, driven by a (D,T) fusion neutron source have been analyzed. Cm-244 is investigated for two different applications: 1) as a neutron multiplier between the first wall and the fuel zone in a blanket with ThO/sub 2/; and 2) as a component of the mixed fuel, ThO/sub 2/-Cm/sup 244/O/sub 2/, used for power flattening in a hybrid blanket. The calculations show that a relatively small driven with 100 MW/sub th/ fusion power could produce about 5 kg/year Cm-245, enough to provide nuclear fuel for up to 50 explosives. The study suggests an extension of the safe-guarding regulations prior to the commercial introduction of fusion reactors in the energy market.
Research Organization:
Erciyes Universitesi, Muhendislik Fakultesi, Kayseri
OSTI ID:
7005772
Report Number(s):
CONF-860652-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 10:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700201 -- Fusion Power Plant Technology-- Blanket Engineering
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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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CHALCOGENIDES
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CURIUM ISOTOPES
DEUTERIUM
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
EXPLOSIVES
FIRST WALL
HEAVY NUCLEI
HYBRID REACTORS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MARKET
NEUTRON CONVERTERS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER RANGE 100-1000 MW
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTORS
REGULATIONS
SAFEGUARD REGULATIONS
SAFEGUARDS
STABLE ISOTOPES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
THORIUM OXIDES
TRITIUM
WATER COOLED REACTORS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES