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Conference Article: Transmutation of long-lived fission products

Abrahams, K. (Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN), Petten (Netherlands))

Abstract

Arguments for and against transmutation are weighted by three different criteria. For the long-lived fission products Tc-99 and I-129, transmutation would be favored by the criterion, which involves the collective dose due to leakage from repositories. The amount of man Sv avoided might be as high as 104 for each GWe year. It can be shown that especially Tc-99 could be taken care of in several reactor types. There is no incentive to apply accelerator based transmutation to Tc as long as one thinks in terms of continued production of electricity by means of fission reactors. A demonstration in the Petten, High Flux Reactor is described shortly.

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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:149-159