Published 1997 | Version v1
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CAPRA core studies. High burn-up core-conceptual study

  • 1. NNC Ltd. (United Kingdom)

Description

During the first phase of the CAPRA Project Studies, the feasibility of a Plutonium burning Fast Reactor was addressed. From an economic point of view the necessity to improve the cycle management was highlighted. One possible option to achieve this is a core with increased fuel residence time and hence a high fuel burn-up. The evaluation of this 3600 MW(th) core was carried out covering a number of different aspects; fuel behaviour, fuel management, physics and safety. The feasibility of this core was investigated and is described in this paper. This work has been sponsored by the CEA and BNFL PLC. (author)

Part of:
International conference on future nuclear systems. Challenge towards second nuclear era with advanced fuel cycles. Proceedings

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Imprint Place
Tokyo (Japan)
Imprint Title
International conference on future nuclear systems. Challenge towards second nuclear era with advanced fuel cycles. Proceedings
Imprint Pagination
1588 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 137-142

Conference

Title
International conference on future nuclear systems
Acronym
Global '97
Dates
5-10 Oct 1997
Place
Yokohama (Japan)

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Notes
Imprint:Published in 2 volumes