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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume III

The quality of the isotopic composition of plutonium fuel degrades as the number of recycles increases in thermal reactors, requiring an increase in the total loading necessary in mixed plutonium-ura...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 17 November 2020
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume IX

The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 21 June 2007
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VIII

The NEA has studied multiple recycling issues associated with various reactor systems fuelled with mixed-oxide (MOX) and published a series of computational physics benchmarks. This has led to improv...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 21 June 2007
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Benchmark on Deterministic Transport Calculations Without Spatial Homogenisation

An important issue regarding deterministic transport methods for whole core calculations is that homogenised techniques can introduce errors into results. In addition, with modern computational abili...

English Nuclear science Nuclear science
Published date: 16 September 2005
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Benchmark on the Three-dimensional VENUS-2 MOX Core Measurements

In order to validate the calculations methods and nuclear data used for the prediction of power in MOX-fuelled systems, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) has examined a series of theoretical physi...

English Nuclear science Nuclear science
Published date: 9 February 2004
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Plutonium Management in the Medium Term

The decision to re-use plutonium generated in thermal reactors is a strategic one for a utility, and is closely tied to the spent fuel management strategy. One option is to reprocess the spent fuel i...

English Nuclear science
Published date: 3 November 2003
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Benchmark on Deterministic Transport Calculations Without Spatial Homogenisation

One of the important issues regarding deterministic transport methods for whole core calculations is that homogenised techniques can introduce errors into results. On the other hand, with modern comp...

English Nuclear science Nuclear science
Published date: 8 August 2003
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VII

The commercial recycling of plutonium as PUO2/UO2 mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel is an established practice in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) in several countries, the main motivation being the consumptio...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 10 March 2003
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume VI

Although the recycling of plutonium as thermal mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in pressurised water reactors (PWRs) is now well-established on a commercial scale, many physics questions remain. The main quest...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 23 October 2002
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Physics of Plutonium Recycling - Volume V

Studies on fast reactors have historically concentrated on their capability to use plutonium produced in thermal reactors as initial fuel, and subsequently their capacity to produce electricity while...

English Nuclear science Plutonium Liquid metal reactors Advanced reactors Reactor physics Recycling and reuse Reactor physics NSC Gas-cooled reactors Fuel cycle technology Fuel cycle physics and chemistry Pressurised water reactors …
Published date: 1 November 1996