Analysis of questions concerning the nonproliferation of fissile materials for low-and medium-capacity nuclear power systems

The principles used in the design of low- and medium-power nuclear power systems to decrease the proliferation risk for nuclear materials as well as the results of a comparative analysis of GT-MGR, KLT-40, ABV, and foreign-produced light-water PWRs from this standpoint are presented. The INPRO metho...

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Published in:Atomic energy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2008-09, Vol.105 (3), p.159-164
Main Authors: Petrunin, V. V., Polunichev, V. I., Sukharev, Yu. P., Alekseev, V. I., Lepekhin, A. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms control & disarmament
Comparative analysis
Design
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear reactors
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Radiation
Studies
Uranium
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Summary:The principles used in the design of low- and medium-power nuclear power systems to decrease the proliferation risk for nuclear materials as well as the results of a comparative analysis of GT-MGR, KLT-40, ABV, and foreign-produced light-water PWRs from this standpoint are presented. The INPRO methodology and modified KAERI for examining the DUPIC fuel cycle are used for nonproliferation assessment. The results show that at the stage where fuel is used in a reactor the resistance to nonproliferation of nuclear materials for the facilities which are now being designed is close to that determined for PWR and is even higher for GT-MGR with low-enrichment uranium fuel.
ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1007/s10512-008-9081-2