کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1741738 1017408 2007 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Plutonium management with thorium-based fuels and inert matrix fuels in thermal reactor systems
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی مهندسی انرژی و فناوری های برق
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Plutonium management with thorium-based fuels and inert matrix fuels in thermal reactor systems
چکیده انگلیسی

The plutonium that is produced by light water reactors worldwide is currently re-used to a limited extent. In the last century, the expected introduction of fast reactors and the associated need for large amounts of plutonium did not take place. The result is that worldwide a stockpile of excess plutonium has formed, which is the dominant contributor to the radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel for storage times from ∼102 to 105 years. One option to reduce or stabilize the plutonium stockpile is to utilize this plutonium in advanced fuel types, such as thorium-based and inert matrix fuels. Because these fuels do not contain uranium, the plutonium consumption rate is very high. In this paper, the status of the fuel research and some recent developments are given.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Progress in Nuclear Energy - Volume 49, Issue 8, November 2007, Pages 617–622
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