Computational simulation of minor actinide burning in a BN-600 reactor with fuel without uranium and plutonium

The paper presents the results of studies on burning minor actinides (MA) extracted from SNF thermal reactors in a BN-600 reactor, which uses complete set MAs instead traditional nuclear fuel types: uranium and/or plutonium. advantages such approach to MA are that long-lived waste is recycled and energy produced can be used, e.g., generate electricity. Besides, where, reactor with or MOX used for transmutation, apart “foreign” actinides, it will additionally “its own” MAs. have shown efficient only if based fast neutrons, due specific properties actinide neutron capture fission cross-sections as compared nuclides. calculation rather high rate transmutation fueled actinides.