scholarly journals An Assessment of the Impact of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles on Geological Disposal

10.5772/33914 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Marivoet ◽  
Eef Weetjens
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Geological Disposal ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

scholarly journals Accelerator–Reactor Coupling for Energy Production in Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles

2015 ◽  
Vol 08 ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florent Heidet ◽  
Nicholas R. Brown ◽  
Malek Haj Tahar
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
Reactor Core ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycle ◽  
Driven Systems ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Accelerator Driven Systems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

This article is a review of several accelerator–reactor interface issues and nuclear fuel cycle applications of accelerator-driven subcritical systems. The systems considered here have the primary goal of energy production, but that goal is accomplished via a specific application in various proposed nuclear fuel cycles, such as breed-and-burn of fertile material or burning of transuranic material. Several basic principles are reviewed, starting from the proton beam window including the target, blanket, reactor core, and up to the fuel cycle. We focus on issues of interest, such as the impact of the energy required to run the accelerator and associated systems on the potential electricity delivered to the grid. Accelerator-driven systems feature many of the constraints and issues associated with critical reactors, with the added challenges of subcritical operation and coupling to an accelerator. Reliable accelerator operation and avoidance of beam trips are critically important. One interesting challenge is measurement of blanket subcriticality level during operation. We also review the potential benefits of accelerator-driven systems in various nuclear fuel cycle applications. Ultimately, accelerator-driven subcritical systems with the goal of transmutation of transuranic material have lower 100,000-year radioactivity than a critical fast reactor with recycling of uranium and plutonium.

Generalized Approach to Comparative Assessment of the Effect of Radiation from Nuclear Fuel Cycles on Biota

Atomic Energy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. I. Spiridonov ◽  
R. M. Aleksakhin ◽  
E. V. Spirin
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Theoretical Insights on the Possible Applications of Amidoxime-Based Adsorbents in Neptunium and Plutonium Separation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Mei Chen ◽  
Congzhi Wang ◽  
Qunyan Wu ◽  
Jianhui Lan ◽  
Zhifang Chai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Efficient Separation ◽  
Plutonium Separation ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Efficient separation of neptunium and plutonium from spent nuclear fuel are essential for the advanced nuclear fuel cycles. At present, the development of effective actinide separation ligands has become a...

Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles

2018 ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
James S. Tulenko
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles
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