Published 2000 | Version v1
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Fabrication technology for the future fuel : utilization and improvement of an established technology

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R and D on mixed oxide fuel has been developed since 1950s, but due to delay of commercialization of FBR and increased accumulation of surplus plutonium from recycled nuclear fuel resources, application of mixed oxide fuel in light water reactor has been continuously studied since 1970s. Currently in Europe mixed oxide fuel technology is being applied for commercial use and keeping on improvement of it. The major effort of improvement is focused on making its reactor performance same as the normal light water reactor fuel does and making it go higher burn-up. In this report background of MOX fuel technology and status is described shortly and then current activities in several countries are introduced in regards to fuel fabrication technology as well as future perspectives. (Hong, J. S.)

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Proceedings of the Symposium on Nuclear Materials and Fuel 2000

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Imprint Place
Taejon (Korea, Republic of)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of Symposium on Nuclear Materials and Fuel 2000
Imprint Pagination
1167 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 210-223

Conference

Title
Symposium on Nuclear Materials and Fuel 2000
Dates
24-25 Aug 2000
Place
Taejon (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
32038320
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BNFL; BURNUP; DODEWAARD REACTOR; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL CYCLE; HANFORD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY; JATR REACTOR; MIXED OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; PLUTONIUM OXIDES; RAPSODIE REACTOR; REACTOR OPERATION; REPROCESSING; URANIUM OXIDES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; BWR TYPE REACTORS; CHALCOGENIDES; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; FUELS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; HWLWR TYPE REACTORS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPERATION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBE REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; SOLID FUELS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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31 refs., 3 tabs., 2 figs.; This record replaces 31057946