Wastes management through transmutation in an ADS reactor

Barbara Calgaro; Barbara Vezzoni; Nicola Cerullo; Giuseppe Forasassi; Bernard Verboomen

doi:10.1155/2008/756181

Wastes management through transmutation in an ADS reactor

Barbara Calgaro, Barbara Vezzoni, Nicola Cerullo, Giuseppe Forasassi, Bernard Verboomen

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Abstract

The main challenge in nuclear fuel cycle closure is the reduction of the potential radiotoxicity, or of the time in which that possible hazard really exists. Probably, the transmutation of minor actinides with fast fission processes is the most effective answer. This work, performed in SCK CEN (Belgium) and DIMNP Pisa University, is focused on preliminary evaluation of industrial scale ADS (400 MWth, 2.5 mA) burning capability. An inert matrix fuel of minor actinides, 50% vol. MgO and 50% vol. (Pu,Np,Am,Cm) O 1.88, core content, with 150 GWd/ton discharge burn up, is used. The calculations were performed using ALEPH-1.1.2, MCNPX-2.5.0, and ORIGEN2.2. codes.

Original language	English
Article number	756181
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
Journal	Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Volume	2008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/756181
State	Published - Jun 2008

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