Title of article
AnassessmentofspentnuclearfuelstoragedemandsunderuncertaintyOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors
KojiNagano، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
6
From page
1175
To page
1180
Abstract
Thispaperattemptstodrawquantitativeprospectsofspentnuclearfuel(SNF)managementinJapan,withemphasisonuncertaintyofstorageneedsforSNFuptotheyear2050.Inamediumtermuptotheyears2020–2030,thestorageneedforSNFcanbeprojectedwithrelativelyhighaccuracyasitsteadilyincreasesuptothelevelof5000tonnesofuranium(tU),whichrequirestimelydeploymentofstoragefacilitiesaccordingly.Inalongertermupto2050,anumberofaspectsmaygiveinfluencesontheSNFmanagementstrategy,whichareanalyzedindifferentsetsofscenarioassumptions.TheresultsofquantitativesimulationrunsshowedthatthestorageneedforSNFwillincreaseuptothelevelof10,000tonnesofheavymetals(tHM)intheBaseCase,whileitwouldfurthergrowto20,000–25,000tHMintheRiskManagementCases.CarefulattentionsshouldbegiventothepointthatnotjustquantitybutcharacteristicsofSNFtobestoredwilldiffersignificantlyamongthesimulationcases,suchasfromlowertohigherburnup,uraniumandMOX(mixedoxide)fuels.TheresultsimplyJapanʹsSNFmanagementmayrequireelaboratestrategies,whichconsistsofeffectiveandtimelymeasuresintothefuture.
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Record number
895074
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