On-Going Comparison of Advanced Fuel Cycle Options

Conference · Sun Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:839342

Piet, S J; Bennett, R G; Dixon, B W; Herring, J S; Shropshire, D E; Roth, M; Smith, J D; Finck, P; Hill, R; Laidler, J; Pasamehmetoglu, K

This paper summarizes the current comprehensive comparison of four major fuel cycle strategies: once-through, thermal recycle, thermal+fast recycle, fast recycle. It then proceeds to summarize comparison of the major technology options for the key elements of the fuel cycle that can implement each of the four strategies - separation processing, transmutation reactors, and fuels.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States); U.S. Department of Energy; Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• OSTI ID: 839342
• Resource Relation: Conference: Americas Nuclear Energy Symposium (ANES 2004), Miami, FL (US), 10/03/2004--10/06/2004; Other Information: PBD: 3 Oct 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
FUEL CYCLE
NUCLEAR ENERGY
PROCESSING
TRANSMUTATION
NUCLEAR FUELS
SPENT FUELS
AFCI PROGRAM
ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE
GEOLOGIC REPOSITORIES
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL DISPOSAL