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Korean Nuclear Society (한국원자력학회)
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Evaluation of the Middle Part of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

  • Kovac, Michal (Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, CTU in Prague)
  • Received : 2015.02.15
  • Accepted : 2015.08.18
  • Published : 2016.02.25
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Abstract

This article describes a comprehensive methodology for the evaluation of the middle part of nuclear fuel cycles. Evaluation of fuel cycles is basically divided into two parts. The first comprises nuclear calculation, i.e., creation of the strategy for nuclear fuel reloading and core design calculations. The second part is the business-economic evaluation of the selected reloading strategy, which can be done either by financial analysis or economic analysis. The financial analysis incorporates the perspectives of a company while the economic analysis can be used primarily by national economists or politicians. This methodology was applied to a case study that is focused on impacts of switching from a 12-month to an 18-month fuel cycle strategy for Water-Water Energetic Reactor (VVER)-1000 reactors.

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