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Conference Article: Actinide recycling in fast and thermal reactors

Renard, A. (Societe Belge pour l'Industrie Nucleaire, Brussels (Belgium))

Abstract

The possibilities to reduce the long-term toxicity of nuclear waste from a Light Water Reactor fuel, are evaluated for some options of actinide recycling in fast reactors. A possible first recycling in the light water reactor itself is analyzed with regard to implications on reactor physics and core management. Problems of radioprotection associated to the addition of the various minor actinides at the fabrication of mixed oxide fuel are identified and solutions are considered. Most of the results of this paper were presented at the recent GLOBAL'93 meeting in Seattle.

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key words: Fast Neutron Spectrum Systems, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Safety and environmental aspects of partitioning and transmutation of actinides and fission products. Proceedings of a technical committee meeting, Vienna, 29 November - 2 December 1993
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--783, pp:25-32