This report was prepared by an expert group, composed of 30 scientists representing 12 countries and three international organisations, to provide the decision makers with the comprehensive status and assessment information on the Partitioning and Transmutation (P&T) of actinides and fission products.
The report is subdivided into two main parts:
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Short Table of Contents
(full table of contents)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND SCOPE OF THE REPORT
PART I. GENERAL OVERVIEW (English, French)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. STATUS AND EXPECTATION OF P&T TECHNOLOGY
2.1 Strategies
2.2 Reprocessing
2.3 Fuel and target technology3. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUEL CYCLES
3.1 The nuclear fuel cycles
3.2 Overview of the fuel cycles and associated issues4. CRITICAL EVALUATION
5. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
PART II. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS STUDY
1. PARTITIONING
1.1 Aqueous separation techniques
1.2 Non-aqueous methods2. TRANSMUTATION
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Target and fuel fabrication technology
2.3 Transmutation of minor actinides
2.4 Transmutation of long-lived fission products3. DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT TRENDS IN P&T RESEARCH
3.1 Current R&D activities
3.2 Summary of current strategy studies4. IMPACT OF P&T ON RISK ASSESSMENT AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
4.1 Introduction and definition of radiotoxicity and risk
4.2 Radiotoxic inventory of waste
4.3 Possible impact of P&T on TRU reduction
4.4 Risk and hazard assessment over time
4.5 Waste management concepts
4.6 Criticality safety5. COMMENTARY ON EXISTING P&T SYSTEMS STUDIES
5.1 First generation systems study reports
5.2 Second generation reportsREFERENCES
Annex A List of expert group members
Annex D Bibliography on partitioning of minor actinides
Annex E Spent fuel composition as a function of burn-up and cooling times
Annex G List of abbreviations, units and glossary of terms