Impact on geologic repository usage from limited actinide recycle in pressurized light water reactors

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-422

  Wigeland, Roald A ^a   Bauer, Theodore H ^a   Hill, Robert N ^a   Stillman, John A ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinide; Continuous; Decay; Limited; LWR; Reactor; Recycle; Repository; Thermal

Indexed keywords

AMERICIUM; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; PLUTONIUM; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; RECYCLING;

ACTINIDE RECYCLING; DECAY; PRESSURIZED LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

EID: 34247172938     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711303     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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3. R. N. Hill, T. A. Taiwo, J. A. Stillman, “Multiple tier fuel cycle studies for waste transmutation,” eds. R. N. Hill, et al., Proc. ICONE 10, 10th Int. Conf. Nuclear Engineering, Arlington, VA (2002).