Published September 1999
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Optimisation of minor actinide fuels for transmutation in conventional reactors (PWR, FR)
Creators
- 1. Commisariat a l'Energie Atomique, Centre de Cadarache, 13108 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance Cedex (France)
- 2. European Commission, JRC Institute for Transuranium Elements Postfach 2340 D-76125 Karlsruhe (Germany)
Description
In the present paper the design considerations of minor actinide targets for transmutation are discussed. The 'hybrid' fuel concept that is proposed is explained In this design the minor actinide is stabilized in a Zr-based host phase, which is dispersed in an inert matrix. The available knowledge about the radiation damage, phase relations and thermal properties of relevant materials (MgO, MgAl2O4, ZrO2) are reviewed
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Nuclear Society - ANS
- Imprint Place
- Jackson Hole, Wyoming (United States)
- Imprint Pagination
- 8 p.
Conference
- Title
- International Conference on Future Nuclear Systems - Nuclear Technology - Bridging the Millennia
- Acronym
- Global'99
- Dates
- 29 Aug - 3 Sep 1999
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 53059437
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTINIDES; DESIGN; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; MATRICES; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSMUTATION; ZIRCONIUM OXIDES
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUELS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; METALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 36 refs.; available from American Nuclear Society - ANS, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (US)