Open AccessStudy of Transuranium Recycling in PWR with 3-D Burnup Analysis using SRAC-COREBN Code
Author(s) -
Abdul Waris,
T. Rahmanto,
Imam Taufiq,
Rizal Kurniadi,
Zaki Su’ud
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
kontribusi fisika indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0854-6878
DOI - 10.5614/itb.ijp.2009.20.4.5
Subject(s) - plutonium , burnup , transuranium element , actinide , uranium , nuclear engineering , radiochemistry , nuclear transmutation , spent nuclear fuel , pressurized water reactor , nuclear reprocessing , nuclear fuel , environmental science , nuclear chemistry , waste management , chemistry , materials science , nuclear physics , engineering , metallurgy , physics , neutron
In the light of proliferation resistance and terrorism issues several nuclear energy authorities and experts have suggested not to separate plutonium and minor actinides during the nuclear spent fuel reprocessing. Along the lines of this recommendation, a study of transuranium recycling in pressurized water reactor (PWR) with 3 dimensional burnup analysis by using SRAC-COREBN code has been carried out. The results show that by recycling of 8%, 10%, and 12 % of plutonium and minor actinides in PWR, the necessary uranium enrichment in loaded enriched uranium fuel of each scenario can be reduced to 2.7%, 1.52%, and 1.32%, correspondingly. In addition to this, the amount of loaded uranium fuel diminishes considerably with the increasing of the amount of recycled of plutonium and minor actinides.