Feasibility of denatured LMFBR's

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7310485

Burns, T J; Bartine, D E

The use of denatured fuel in nuclear reactors has been proposed as a possible means for alleviating some of the safeguard concerns of the nuclear fuel cycle. In such a fuel, the fissile component would not be chemically separable from the rest of the fuel. Further, such a fuel would be subject to enrichment limitations to prevent direct use as weapons material. This paper summarizes the results of a study directed at investigating the possible use of such a fuel (/sup 233/U diluted with /sup 238/U) in an LMFBR.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7310485
• Report Number(s): CONF-770611-13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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