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Conference Article: Present status of FBR mixed oxide and advanced fuel development at PNC

Endo, H.; Nakajima, I. (Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokyo (Japan))

Abstract

The present status of FBR fuel and advanced fuel development in the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) is given in the paper. PNC has fabricated more than 80 t of mixed plutonium-uranium oxide fuel (MOX) since 1966. Plans for construction of new facilities for MOX fuel fabrication are also presented, as well as their characteristics. There are some plans to develop plutonium metal fuel in PNC facilities. PNC in cooperation with JAERI is developing nitride and carbide fuels for FBRs.

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key words: capacity; chemical preparation; fabrication; japan; lmfbr type reactors; mixed oxide fuels; planning
Reference:
Technical committee meeting on advanced fuel for fast breeder reactors: Fabrication and properties and their optimization. Vienna (Austria). 3-5 Nov 1987
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--466, pp:102-112