Published 1995 | Version v1
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Physics of plutonium recycling: volume 4. Fast Plutonium-Burner Reactors: beginning of life

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Fast reactor physics benchmarks were developed as part of a programme of the OECD/NEA Working Party on Physics of Plutonium Recycling (WPPR) to evaluate different scenarios for the use of plutonium. Fast burner fuel cycle scenarios using either PUREX/TRUEX (oxide fuel) or pyrometallurgical (metal fuel) separation technologies were specified. These benchmarks were designed to evaluate the nuclear performance, and the reduction of waste radiotoxicity achievable in a transuranic-burning fast reactor system. In this report, benchmark results are summarised for the beginning-of-life cases wherein the geometry and composition are specified and a single burnup step of specified energy extraction is specified. Comparisons of participant's predictions are summarised and key conclusions regarding the size and cause of variabilities among participant solutions are highlighted. (authors). 11 refs., 9 figs., 43 tabs., 2 appends

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Publisher
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.
Imprint Place
Paris (France)
ISBN
92-64-14703-9
Imprint Pagination
65 p.

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Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD (NEA)
INIS RN
27053888
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
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ACTINIDES; AFTER-HEAT; BENCHMARKS; BURNUP; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; DOPPLER COEFFICIENT; EIGENVALUES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISONS; NEA; NEUTRON LEAKAGE; NODAL EXPANSION METHOD; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PLUTONIUM RECYCLE; PUREX PROCESS; PYROMETALLURGY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; TRUEX PROCESS; VOID COEFFICIENT
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BREEDER REACTORS; CALCULATION METHODS; EFFICIENCY; ELEMENTS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FAST REACTORS; FUEL CYCLE; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; ISOTOPES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATERIALS; METALLURGY; METALS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OECD; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; REACTORS; REPROCESSING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SIMULATION; TESTING