Fast Accelerator Driven Subcritical System for Energy Production Using Burned Fuel

Barros, Graiciany de Paula; Pereira, Cláubia; Veloso, Maria Auxiliadora F.; Cunha, Renan; Costa, Antonella Lombardi

doi:10.13182/fst12-a13429

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“…Four types of reprocessed fuel were studied: GANEX fuel spiked with 51% of thorium, GANEX fuel spiked with 51% of depleted uranium, UREX + fuel spiked with 51% of thorium and UREX + fuel spiked with 51% of depleted uranium. In the previous studies, the same ADS design was investigated for use of a mixture based upon 232 Th and 233 U, 16 by combining thorium‐based fuel rods ( 232 Th + 233 U) and spent fuel rods 17 and combining thorium fuel rods and reprocessed fuel rods 18,19 . The SERPENT Monte Carlo code version 2.1.31 20 and ENDF/B‐VII nuclear data library were used to simulate the ADS fuels burnup.…”

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Fuel breeding and waste burnup capabilities of an accelerator‐driven system using thorium and reprocessed fuels

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Summary Fuel breeding and waste actinide burnup capabilities of a lead‐cooled accelerator‐driven system were evaluated using thorium and reprocessed fuels. The subcritical core simulated was filled with a hexagonal lattice formed by 232ThO2 rods and reprocessed fuel rods. Four types of reprocessed fuel were studied: Group ActiNide EXtraction (GANEX) fuel spiked with 51% of thorium, GANEX fuel spiked with 51% of depleted uranium, Uranium Extraction Plus (UREX+) fuel spiked with 51% of thorium and UREX+ fuel spiked with 51% of depleted uranium. The results indicated that the use of thorium and reprocessed fuels allows thorium regeneration and reduction of the inventory of high radiotoxicity isotopes. The Monte Carlo code SERPENT 2.1.31 was used for the simulations.

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