Higher Actinide Transmutation in the Almr
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The Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor (ALMR) is a US Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored fast reactor design based on the Power Reactor, Innovative Small Module (PRISM) concept originated by General Electric and fieled with ternary metal Iiel (under development by Argonne National Laboratory in the IFR Program). Higher actinide transmutation may be accomplished in the ALMR by using either a breeding or burning eonfiguration. This paper discusses actinide transmutation core designs that fit the safety and design envelope of the ALMR and utilize spent LWR fuel as startup material and makeup. Different core sizes are considered with different burner eonfigurations. Impacts on system operational and safety performance are evaluated. Lifetime actinide mass consumption are calculated as well as changes in consumption behavior throughout the lifetime of the reactor.
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