Published March 1996 | Version v1
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The MOX and URE fuels with recycled nuclear materials

Creators

  • 1. Societe Franco-Americaine de Constructions Atomiques (FRAMATOME), 92 - Paris-La-Defense (France)

Description

The recycling in the French 900 MWe PWR of uranium and plutonium from the reprocessing of irradiated fuel was decided in the middle of the 1980's. The first MOX (mixed uranium and plutonium oxide) and URE (enriched uranium from reprocessing) fuel assemblies were built in 1987 and delivered to some French, Belgian and German reactors for testing. This paper describes the behaviour, reliability and performances of the different successive fuel assemblies including MOX and URE fuels that were tested in these reactors for a comparison with the UO2 assemblies. A statement of these irradiation experiments and the future evolution of the MOX and URE fuels are given. (J.S.). 2 tabs., 1 photo

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Les combustibles MOX et URE a matieres nucleaires recyclees

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Revue Generale Nucleaire
Journal Issue
no.2
Journal Page Range
p. 25-27.
ISSN
0335-5004
CODEN
RGNUDJ

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
28008752
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
ENRICHED URANIUM; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL MANAGEMENT; FUEL PELLETS; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; PLUTONIUM RECYCLE; POST-IRRADIATION EXAMINATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR FUELING; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SPENT FUELS; URANIUM OXIDES; URANIUM RECYCLE
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL CYCLE; FUELS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; TESTING; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS