Fast breeder reactor core concept for heterogeneous minor actinide loading

Characteristics of Minor Actinide Transmutation in Minor Actinide Burner Reactors and Power Reactor

One of the techniques of minor actinides transmutation is to recycle these nuclides into fission reactors. Two concepts of a minor actinides burner reactor with very hard neutron energy spectrum as well as very high neutronjlux me discussed. The fuel cycle facilities for these burner reactors am assessed to discuss the technical feasibili~ of these reactors. Transmutation of minor actinide in b...

Core Loading Design for Bushehr Pressurized Water Reactor

The modified out-in fuel management strategy was applied to the core loading design for the first four cycles of the Bushehr (Iran-1) KWU designed Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). The minimum peak-to-average power density was chosen as the objective function of the optimization process. Lattice homogenization and group constants generation were performed by using the LEOPARD computer code. For ...

Minor Actinide Burning Lmfbr Core System to Enhance Safety Characteristics

A minor actinides (MAs)-burning core system is proposed for future LMFBRs. It provides high-bumup, a long cycle length and enhanced safety characteristics. MAs are transmuted in two steps. MAs are mixed into the blanket fuel only. Pu, reprocessed from discharged blanket fuel, is mixed into the core fuel of an axially heterogeneous core (AHC). Advantages of this MAbuming system include reduction...

Minor Actinide Transmutation

Present Status of Minor Actinide Data