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http://dx.doi.org/10.5516/NET.06.2012.031

A SCENARIO STUDY ON MIXING STRATEGIES OF FAST REACTOR WITH LOW AND HIGH CONVERSION RATIOS  

Jeong, Chang Joon (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Jo, Chang Keun (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Noh, Jae Man (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.45, no.3, 2013 , pp. 367-376 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated mixing scenarios of the low and high conversion ratios (CRs) of fast reactors (FRs). The fuel cycle was modeled so as to minimize the spent fuel (SF) or transuranics (TRU) inventories. The scenarios were modeled for a single low CR of 0.61 and a high CR of 1.0. The study also investigated the mixing scenario of low-high CR and/or high-low CR. The SF and TRU inventories, associated with different scenarios, were compared to those of the light water reactor (LWR) once-through (OT) case. Also, the important isotope concentration and long-term heat (LTH) load were calculated and compared to those of the OT cycle. As a result, it is known that the deployment of FRs of low CR burns more TRU and results in a reduction of the out-of-pile TRU inventory and LTH with low deployment capacity. This study shows that the mixing strategy of FRs of low and high CR can reduce the SF and TRU inventories with lower deployment capacity as compared with a single deployment of FRs of high CR.
Keywords
Conversion Ratio; Fast Reactor; Spent Fuel; Transuranic Element; Fuel Cycle; Long-term Heat Load;
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