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http://dx.doi.org/10.5516/NET.2011.43.2.141

ECONOMIC VIABILITY TO BeO-UO2 FUEL BURNUP EXTENSION  

Kim, S.K. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Ko, W.I. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Kim, H.D. (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Chung, Yang-Hon (Department of Management Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Bang, Sung-Sig (Department of Management Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Revankar, Shripad T. (School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.43, no.2, 2011 , pp. 141-148 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents the quantitative analysis results of research on the burnup effect on the nuclear fuel cycle cost of BeO-$UO_2$ fuel. As a result of this analysis, if the burnup is 60 MWD/kg, which is the limit under South Korean regulations, the nuclear fuel cycle cost is 4.47 mills/kWh at 4.8wt% of Be content for the BeO-$UO_2$ fuel. It is, however, reduced to 3.70 mills/kWh at 5.4wt% of Be content if the burnup is 75MWD/kg. Therefore, it seems very advantageous, in terms of the economic aspect, to develop BeO-$UO_2$ fuel, which does not have any technical problem with its safety and is a high burnup & long life cycle nuclear fuel.
Keywords
Burnup Effect; Nuclear Fuel Cycle; Cost Estimation; Beryllium; Credit Cost;
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