Abstract
A new fuel cycle concept - waste-free, intrinsically safe, and efficient (WISE) - based on a "clean" nuclear plant using mobile fuel (MF) is proposed. WISE does not perturb the radiological equilibrium by minimizing transuranium and long-lived-fission product wastes. The main characteristic of WISE is the use of MF systems and of a feed-and-bleed fuel cycle strategy. Irradiated fuel together with fission products always remains inside a WISE core. This implies no release of waste until fuel reserves are available. After the fuel reserves are exhausted, an on-line reprocessing technology can be applied in order to minimize waste.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 230-243 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Nuclear Technology |
| Volume | 146 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Fed-and-bleed fuel cycle strategy
- Mobile fuel
- Waste free fuel cycle conept
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