AIROX nuclear fuel recycling and waste management
This report discusses the AIROX process which is a dry pyrochemical process developed by Atomic International for recycling LWR spent fuels which would retain most of the fission-product inventory in reconstituted fuel assemblies. The process would: (1) avoid the generation of high-level liquid waste streams, (2) recycle fertile U-238, unburned U-235, and unburned transuranics, and, (3) in principle, allow extended burnup to about 120 MWd/kg via three or four recycles. In this study: (1) prior AIROX studies were reviewed, (2) a preconceptual design and cost estimate of an AIROX plant were developed, (3) types and amounts of wastes that would be generated were calculated, and (4) further R&D needs for the AIROX process were identified.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-84ID12435
- OSTI ID:
- 10163654
- Report Number(s):
- WINCO-11915; CONF-9309151-3; ON: DE93015575; TRN: 93:016262
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Global `93: international conference and technology exhibition,Seattle, WA (United States),12-17 Sep 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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