Demonstration Experiment of 3 BN-600 MOX Vibropac FAs Irradiation for the Excess Weapons Plutonium Disposal

Autor:	O. V. Shishalov, V. B. Ivanov, V. A. Kisly, A. A. Mayorshin, F. N. Krukov, Takeo Asaga, K. Maeda, A. G. Ossipenko, V. P. Smirnov, V. G. Dvoretsky, A. E. Novosyolov, V. V. Maltsev, N. N. Oshkanov, A. V. Bychkov, A. F. Gratchyov, Ishii Tetsuya, O. V. Skiba, V. A. Tsykanov, B. A. Vasilyev
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Materials science Nuclear engineering chemistry.chemical_element Nuclear reactor Nuclear weapon law.invention Plutonium Nuclear Energy and Engineering chemistry law Russian federation Mixed fuel Irradiation Post Irradiation Examination MOX fuel Nuclear chemistry
Zdroj:	Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology. 44:504-510
ISSN:	1881-1248 0022-3131
Popis:	The paper presents results of a demonstration experiment on conversion of 50 kg of weapon-grade plutonium in the form of metal ingots into granulated MOX-fuel to be used for manufacturing fuel pins and 3 fuel assemblies (FAs) for the fast power-generating reactor BN-600, irradiation parameters of these FAs and the data from post-irradiation examinations. It can be concluded from the PIE results that the 3FAs were successfully irradiated in BN-600 without any fuel pin failures. Therefore, disposition of weapongrade plutonium with a weight of about 20 kg was successfully done. This represents the first disposition of Russian surplus weapon-grade plutonium as an international cooperation (this experiment was performed in collaboration between RIAR and JNC). The possibility of using MOX vipac fuel as a method for weapon plutonium disposition is clearly shown.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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