| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6759979 | Nuclear Engineering and Design | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
As a result, it is found that the number of canisters and its repository footprint per electricity generation can be reduced by 60% compared with Light Water Reactor (LWR) representative case for direct disposal because of the higher burn-up, higher thermal efficiency, less TRU generation, and effective waste loading proposed in this study for HTGR. But, the reduced ratios change to 20% and 50% if the long term durability of LWR canister is guaranteed. For disposal with reprocessing, the number of canisters and its repository footprint per electricity generation can be reduced by 30% compared with LWR because of the 30% higher thermal efficiency of HTGR.
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Authors
Yuji Fukaya, Tetsuo Nishihara,