Issues for Conceptual Design of AFCF and CFTC LWR Spent Fuel Separations Influencing Next-Generation Aqueous Fuel Reprocessing

Conference · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.200901271· OSTI ID:919563

Hebditch, D; Henry, R; Goff, M; Pasamehmetoglu, K; Ostby, D

In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) strategic plan, which aims to meet US and international energy, safeguards, fuel supply and environmental needs by harnessing national laboratory R&D, deployment by industry and use of international partnerships. Initially, two industry-led commercial scale facilities, an advanced burner reactor (ABR) and a consolidated fuel treatment center (CFTC), and one developmental facility, an advanced fuel cycle facility (AFCF) are proposed. The national laboratories will lead the AFCF to provide an internationally recognized R&D center of excellence for developing transmutation fuels and targets and advancing fuel cycle reprocessing technology using aqueous and pyrochemical methods. The design drivers for AFCF and the CFTC LWR spent fuel separations are expected to impact on and partly reflect those for industry, which is engaging with DOE in studies for CFTC and ABR through the recent GNEP funding opportunity announcement (FOA). The paper summarizes the state-of-the-art of aqueous reprocessing, gives an assessment of engineering drivers for U.S. aqueous processing facilities, examines historic plant capital costs and provides conclusions with a view to influencing design of next-generation fuel reprocessing plants.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE - NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-99ID13727
• OSTI ID: 919563
• Report Number(s): INL/CON-07-12865
• Conference Information: Global 2007,Boise, ID,09/09/2007,09/13/2007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
advanced burner reactor (ABR)
advanced fuel cycle facility (AFCF)
BURNERS
CAPITALIZED COST
consolidated fuel treatment center (CFTC)
DESIGN
FUEL CYCLE
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)
light water reactor (LWR)
NUCLEAR ENERGY
PROCESSING
REPROCESSING
SAFEGUARDS
SPENT FUELS
TARGETS
TRANSMUTATION