Published 2010 | Version v1
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Nuclear fuel cycle sensitivity to the variation of physical parameters - 223

Creators

  • 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin, MC, Austin, TX (United States)
  • 2. Institute for the Environment, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
  • 3. Department of Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)

Description

This study presents a development of a modeling platform and a supporting sensitivity study for identifying near-optimal scenarios of fuel cycle development. Modifications to our existing integrated fuel cycle systems analysis model are described to support this study and results of sensitivity analysis are presented. Results indicated that separation efficiencies of key transuranic (TRU) nuclides from reactors have the largest impact on the fuel cycle performance. Limitations of the present work and future directions are discussed. (authors)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society - ANS
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, Illinois (United States)
ISBN
978-0-89448-079-9
Imprint Pagination
10 p.

Conference

Title
Advances in Reactor physics to Power the Nuclear Renaissance
Acronym
PHYSOR 2010
Dates
9-14 May 2010
Place
Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
42004274
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EFFICIENCY; FUEL CYCLE; ISOTOPES; MODIFICATIONS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MATERIALS; REACTOR MATERIALS

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