Utilization of non-weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium with breeding of the 233U isotope in the VVER reactors using thorium and heavy water
| Autor: | V. M. Povyshev, V. E. Marshalkin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics Waste management 010308 nuclear & particles physics Nuclear engineering chemistry.chemical_element Natural uranium Enriched uranium 01 natural sciences Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Plutonium Thorium fuel cycle chemistry Uranium-233 0103 physical sciences 010306 general physics Reprocessed uranium MOX fuel Plutonium-239 |
| Zdroj: | Physics of Atomic Nuclei. 78:1287-1300 |
| ISSN: | 1562-692X 1063-7788 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/s1063778815110125 |
| Popis: | A method for joint utilization of non-weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium in the thorium–uranium—plutonium oxide fuel of a water-moderated reactor with a varying water composition (D2O, H2O) is proposed. The method is characterized by efficient breeding of the 233U isotope and safe reactor operation and is comparatively simple to implement. |
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