Feasibility Study on Smooth Shift from LWR to THORIMS-NES; a Mass Balance Calculation of Fissile Materials and Minor Actinide

Nuclear energy is reconsidered against global warming but the concerns (nuclear proliferation, radioactive waste, safety etc.) make it difficult to apply widely in the world. To comprehensively solve these difficulties, we have proposed Th-233U fuel cycle named THORIMS-NES (Thorium molten-salt nucle...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Denki kagaku oyobi kōgyō butsuri kagaku 2009/08/05, Vol.77(8), pp.594-596
Main Authors: KAMEI, Takashi, MITACHI, Koshi, KATO, Yoshio, FURUKAWA, Kazuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mass Balance Analysis
Molten-salt Reactor
Thorium Utilization
Transition
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Nuclear energy is reconsidered against global warming but the concerns (nuclear proliferation, radioactive waste, safety etc.) make it difficult to apply widely in the world. To comprehensively solve these difficulties, we have proposed Th-233U fuel cycle named THORIMS-NES (Thorium molten-salt nuclear energy synergetics). We calculated the mass balance of fissile materials and the production of minor actinide (MA) governing major part of radioactive waste for evaluating the smooth shift to Th-233U fuel cycle. Th-233U fuel cycle can generate 3 TWe at around 2050 and 10 TWe at around the end of this century by applying Pu obtained from spent nuclear fuel of conventional nuclear system and 233U produced by Accelerator Molten-Salt Breeders (AMSB).
ISSN:1344-3542
2186-2451
DOI:10.5796/electrochemistry.77.594