Prospective Power-Reactor Fuel Cycles Based on Water-Free Reprocessing of Spent Fuel

Atomic Energy ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 320-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. F. Grachev ◽  
A. A. Maershin ◽  
O. V. Skiba ◽  
V. A. Tsykanov ◽  
A. V. Bychkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Reactor ◽  
Reactor Fuel ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycles

scholarly journals Cooling Period Calculation of Evolutionary Power Reactor Spent Fuel for Dry Management Safety

2016 ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
M. I. Youssef ◽  
G. F. Sultan ◽  
F. Morsi Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Load ◽  
Power Reactor ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Cooling Period ◽  
Decay Heat ◽  
Safety Margins ◽  
Epr Parameters

The calculation of the evolutionary power reactor (EPR) spent fuel (SF) cooling period (CP) was performed. The CP was determined by comparing the heat load of a cask with the calculated value of EPR decay heat (DH). The EPR DH was calculated by the ORIGEN computer code based on the EPR parameters. For conservatively study, the EPR and ORIGEN parameters that lead to higher DH values were selected and safety margins were considered. The fitting tool was utilized in the calculation of CP to overcome the ORIGEN limitation. The resultant values of CP will maintain the peak cladding temperature (PCT) of SF lower than 400°C during storage, transport, and disposal. The results show that -for normal operation- the SF of EPR should stay in the pool at least 4.75 years before it is loaded to the passively cooled dry casks.

Key conclusions from UK strategic assessment studies of fast reactor fuel cycles

2017 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 330-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Hesketh ◽  
Robert Gregg ◽  
Gregg Butler ◽  
Andrew Worrall
Keyword(s):  
Fast Reactor ◽  
Reactor Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Strategic Assessment ◽  
Fast Reactor Fuel
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