Author/Authors :
Stacey، W. M. نويسنده , , Beavers، V. L. نويسنده , , Casino، W. A. نويسنده , , Cheatham، J. R. نويسنده , , Friis، Z. W. نويسنده , , Green، R. D. نويسنده , , Hamilton، W. R. نويسنده , , Haufler، K. W. نويسنده , , Hutchinson، J. D. نويسنده , , Lackey، W. J. نويسنده , , Lorio، R. A. نويسنده , , Maddox، J. W. نويسنده , , Mandrekas، J. نويسنده , , Manzoor، A. A. نويسنده , , Noelke، C. A. نويسنده , , Oliveira، C. de نويسنده , , Park، M. نويسنده , , Tedder، D. W. نويسنده , , Terry، M. R. نويسنده , , Hoffman، E. A. نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A design is presented for a subcritical, He-cooled fast reactor, driven by a tokamak D-T fusion neutron source, for the transmutation of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). The reactor is fueled with coated transuranic (TRU) particles and is intended for the deep-burn (>90%) transmutation of the TRUs in SNF without reprocessing of the coated fuel particles. The reactor design is based on the materials, fuel, and separations technologies under near-term development in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Energy Program and on the plasma physics and fusion technologies under near-term development in the DOE Fusion Energy Sciences Program, with the objective of intermediate-term (~2040) deployment. The physical and performance characteristics and research and development requirements of such a reactor are described.
