Published June 1994
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Journal article
Commercial MOX fuel production - the challenge
Description
The paper outlines the design of the Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP). This plant is being designed and constructed by BNFL as a highly automated MOX fabrication facility with capability to manufacture PWR and BWR fuel assemblies. Additionally, it will be possible to make pellets for other reactor types (e.g. Fast Reactor and AGR). The design philosophies incorporated to achieve the stringent safety standards for modern nuclear plant design are identified. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Energy
- Journal Volume
- 33
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 189-191.
- ISSN
- 0140-4067
- CODEN
- NEBSDV
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 25052573
- Subject category
- S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BNFL; BWR TYPE REACTORS; FABRICATION; FLOWSHEETS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; FUEL PELLETS; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; PWR TYPE REACTORS; SAFETY STANDARDS; SPECIFICATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; DIAGRAMS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUELS; INFORMATION; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; STANDARDS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS