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Conference Article: Use of plutonium in pebble bed HTGRs

K.Kugeler, W.von Lensa, G. Haag, H.J. Rütten (Institute for Safety Research and Reactor Technology, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Germany)

Abstract

This Paper provides a summary of the current status of world-wide inventories of weapon-grade plutonium and plutonium from reprocessing of power reactor fuel. It addresses the use of pebble bed HTGRs for consumption of the plutonium in terms of the fuel cycle options. The requirements and neutronics aspects, and results from parameter studies conducted using pebble bed reactor types, are discussed, along with proliferation and waste disposal aspects.

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key words: Gas Cooled Reactor, Nuclear Technology
Reference:
Proceedings of a Technical Committee Meeting held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 2-4 November 1998
International Atomic Energy Agency, International Working Group on Gas-Cooled Reactors, Vienna (Austria)
IAEA-TECDOC--1210, pp:229-236