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- Title
AN ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE OF HTRS: THE WASTE RADIOTOXICITY MINIMISATION.
- Authors
Cerullo, N.; Bufalino, D.; Forasassi, G.; Lomonaco, G.; Rocchi, P.; Romanello, V.
- Abstract
The management of radioactive waste is a key issue for the present and future use of nuclear energy. In this frame, high temperature reactors (HTRs) have, among others, the capability to burn actinides. After a short introduction on HTRs, the performances of two MC-based burnup codes (Monte Carlo continuous energy burnup and MONTEBURNS) in assessing the ability of these reactors to burn actinides are compared. These codes are necessary for performing ultra-high burnup calculations on HTRs. The best one, in this specific case, results to be MONTEBURNS. It was analysed using HTRs loaded with the following: (1) 1st generation Pu, 600 equivalent full power days; (2) 2nd generation Pu, 645 equivalent full power days; and (iii) 33% 1st generation Pu and 67% Th, 705 equivalent full power days. Finally, it is possible to conclude that HTRs can reduce time when the waste is considered dangerous. Even if the amount of reduction does not solve the whole problem, it represents an important step in the management of radioactive waste.
- Subjects
RADIOACTIVE wastes; NUCLEAR energy; RADIOACTIVE substances; NUCLEAR physics; FUEL burnup (Nuclear engineering); NUCLEAR crisis control
- Publication
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2005, Vol 115, Issue 1-4, p122
- ISSN
0144-8420
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rpd/nci250