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Conference Article: Minor actinide containing fuels for transmutation purposes

Koch, L.; Coquerelle, M.; Richter, K. (Commission of the European Communities, Karlsruhe (Germany). European Inst. for Transuranium Elements)

Abstract

In the last 20 years the Institute for Transuranium Elements is developing MA containing fuels for fast reactors. There are several incentives to recycle these materials in fast reactors: increased energy generation, prolonged burn-up reactivity, last but not least reduced radiotoxicity of discharged waste. The basic knowledge to design fuels on an oxide and alloy basis has been obtained from experimental studies and simulation experiments. Fuel pins of different MA compositions have been and will be irradiated in PHENIX. First results of the post-irradiation examinations are given.

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key words: Fast Neutron Spectrum Systems, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Use of fast reactors for actinide transmutation. Proceedings of a specialists meeting, Obninsk, Russian Federation, 22-24 September 1992. Mar 1993.
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--693, pp:67-69