Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling Approaches For Recycling And Transmutation Of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling Approaches For Recycling And Transmutation Of Spent Nuclear Fuel

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Main Author: Yee, Shannon K.
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2008
Subjects:
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physics
fuel cycle
spent nuclear fuel
nuclear fuel recycling
transmutation
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1213905425
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu12139054252021-08-03T05:54:05Z Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling Approaches For Recycling And Transmutation Of Spent Nuclear Fuel Yee, Shannon K. Engineering Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Chemistry Nuclear Physics Physics fuel cycle spent nuclear fuel nuclear fuel recycling transmutation Policy decisions regarding the direction of nuclear power utilize sophisticated fuel cycle models. Both static and dynamic models are used to determine how a proposed technology will integrate into existing nuclear fuel cycle strategy. Dynamic models in particular are useful because they can better evaluate what-if scenarios. However, some of these models rely on static fuel recipes for loading recycled nuclear fuel. This static approach will lead to considerable uncertainty because it cannot capture the dynamic changes in separated inventory. Thus a better approach for loading recycled fuel is necessary. This thesis presents a better approach to load recycled fuel dynamically in an attempt to best match an available composition to a target composition by employing a novel isotopic reactivity worth value assignment. Once fuel is loaded and consumed in reactors, the resultant spent fuel composition can be determined by utilizing the transmutation approach explained in this thesis. These two approaches allow for modeling of dynamic fuel recycling. This thesis describes these approaches and presents illustrative results that can be incorporated into larger nuclear fuel cycle models. 2008-09-08 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1213905425 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1213905425 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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language English
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topic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physics
fuel cycle
spent nuclear fuel
nuclear fuel recycling
transmutation
spellingShingle Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physics
fuel cycle
spent nuclear fuel
nuclear fuel recycling
transmutation
Yee, Shannon K.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling Approaches For Recycling And Transmutation Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
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title_short Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling Approaches For Recycling And Transmutation Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
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title_fullStr Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling Approaches For Recycling And Transmutation Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
title_full_unstemmed Nuclear Fuel Cycle Modeling Approaches For Recycling And Transmutation Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
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