Fast burner reactor benchmark results from the NEA working party on physics of plutonium recycle

Hill, R N; Wade, D C; Palmiotti, G

Title: Fast burner reactor benchmark results from the NEA working party on physics of plutonium recycle

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As part of a program proposed by the OECD/NEA Working Party on Physics of Plutonium Recycling (WPPR) to evaluate different scenarios for the use of plutonium, fast reactor physics benchmarks were developed; fuel cycle scenarios using either PUREX/TRUEX (oxide fuel) or pyrometallurgical (metal fuel) separation technologies were specified. These benchmarks were designed to evaluate the nuclear performance and radiotoxicity impact of a transuranic-burning fast reactor system. International benchmark results are summarized in this paper; and key conclusions are highlighted.

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Hill, R N; Wade, D C ^[1]; Palmiotti, G ^[2]

Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
CEA - Cadarache, Saint-Paul-Les-Durance (France)

Publication Date:: Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 135143

Report Number(s):: ANL/RA/CP-85316; CONF-950919-9
ON: DE96002704; TRN: 96:001268

DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: ANS international conference on evaluation of emerging nuclear fuel cycle systems, Versailles (France), 11-14 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; 21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; FBRF REACTOR; BENCHMARKS; PLUTONIUM RECYCLE; PUREX PROCESS; FUEL CYCLE

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        "Fast burner reactor benchmark results from the NEA working party on physics of plutonium recycle".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/135143.

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