Preliminary sustainable and economic analysis of nuclear fuel cycle with subcritical system

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Minghuang Wang ◽  
Xuewei Fu ◽  
Wenliang Zhang ◽  
Chao Lian ◽  
Dehong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle ◽  
Subcritical System

scholarly journals Economic Analysis of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Won Il Ko ◽  
Fanxing Gao
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle ◽  
Pressurized Water Reactor ◽  
Pressurized Water ◽  
Sodium Fast Reactor ◽  
Fair Comparison ◽  
The Republic

An economic analysis has been performed to compare four nuclear fuel cycle options: a once-through cycle (OT), DUPIC recycling, thermal recycling using MOX fuel in a pressurized water reactor (PWR-MOX), and sodium fast reactor recycling employing pyroprocessing (Pyro-SFR). This comparison was made to suggest an economic competitive fuel cycle for the Republic of Korea. The fuel cycle cost (FCC) has been calculated based on the equilibrium material flows integrated with the unit cost of the fuel cycle components. The levelized fuel cycle costs (LFCC) have been derived in terms of mills/kWh for a fair comparison among the FCCs, and the results are as follows: OT 7.35 mills/kWh, DUPIC 9.06 mills/kWh, PUREX-MOX 8.94 mills/kWh, and Pyro-SFR 7.70 mills/kWh. Due to unavoidable uncertainties, a cost range has been applied to each unit cost, and an uncertainty study has been performed accordingly. A sensitivity analysis has also been carried out to obtain the break-even uranium price (215$/kgU) for the Pyro-SFR against the OT, which demonstrates that the deployment of the Pyro-SFR may be economical in the foreseeable future. The influence of pyrotechniques on the LFCC has also been studied to determine at which level the potential advantages of Pyro-SFR can be realized.

Economic analysis of two nuclear fuel cycle options

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 230-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoran Zhou ◽  
Xuegang Liu ◽  
Zhongmao Gu ◽  
Yugang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Economic Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

1972 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry M. Girvin ◽  
Warren F. Witzig
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Aluminosilicate-Phosphate Model of Polyphase Matrices for Immobilization of Sr-Cs-fractions of Nuclear Fuel Cycle HLW

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bogdanov ◽  
R. Kuznetsov ◽  
V. Epimahov ◽  
A. Titov ◽  
E. Prudnikov
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle

A family of uranyl oxide hydrate phases with bivalent cations [MII(H2O)4][(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·H2O (MII – Mn, Co, Ni, Zn): synthesis, characterization and chemical stability in aqueous solutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay G. Chernorukov ◽  
Oxana V. Nipruk ◽  
Kseniya A. Klinshova ◽  
Olga N. Tumaeva ◽  
Dmitry V. Sokolov
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Chemical Stability ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle ◽  
Oxide Hydrate ◽  
Uranium Compounds ◽  
Bivalent Cations

A series of new uranium compounds [MII(H2O)3][(UO2)3O3(OH)2]·2H2O (MII – Mn, Co, Ni, Zn) were synthesized for binding radionuclides in the environment and nuclear fuel cycle.

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