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Hydrogen Production for Steam Electrolysis Using a Supercritical CO[subscript 2]- Cooled Fast Reactor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2007-02-01)
Rising natural gas prices and growing concern over CO[subscript 2] emissions have intensified interest in alternative
methods for producing hydrogen. Nuclear energy can be used to produce hydrogen through
thermochemical ...
Modular Pebble Bed Reactor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Advanced Nuclear Power Program, 2000-07)
This project is developing a fundamental conceptual design for a gas-cooled, modular,
pebble bed reactor. Key technology areas associated with this design are being
investigated which intend to address issues concerning ...
Nuclear Tanker Producing Liquid Fuels From Air and Water: Applicable Technology for Land-Based Future Production of Commercial Liquid Fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Energy and Sustainability Program, 2011-06-01)
Emerging technologies in CO[subscript 2] air capture, high temperature electrolysis, microchannel
catalytic conversion, and Generation IV reactor plant systems have the potential to create
a shipboard liquid fuel production ...
ON THE USE OF THORIUM IN LIGHT WATER REACTORS
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 1999-04)
The advantages and disadvantages of the use of thorium bearing fuel in light water
reactors have been examined several times from the beginning of the nuclear energy era
until the late seventies. The recent motivation ...
A Systematic Study of Moderation Effects On Neutronic Performance of UO[subscript 2] Fueled Lattices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2001-05)
This report addresses the physics of reactor cores that can be operated for 10 to 15
years without refueling — inspired by the objective of enhanced nuclear fuel cycle
performance with regard to economics and resistance ...
A Framework for Performance Assessment and Licensing of Deep Borehole Repositories
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2010-03)
This is the initial progress report under a Sandia-MIT contract dealing with development of
engineering and geological siting criteria for deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear fuel or
its separated constituents. ...
A Drop-In Concept for Deep Borehole Canister Emplacement
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06)
Disposal of high-level nuclear waste in deep boreholes drilled into crystalline bedrock (i.e.,
“granite”) is an interesting repository alternative of long standing. Work at MIT over the past
two decades, and more recently ...
Feasibility of Very Deep Borehole Disposal of US Nuclear Defense Wastes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2011-06)
This report analyzes the feasibility of emplacing DOE-owned defense nuclear waste from
weapons production into a permanent borehole repository drilled ~4 km into granite
basement rock. Two canister options were analyzed ...
Plugging of Deep Boreholes for HLW Disposal
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 2010-07)
This is a progress report covering work through July 2010 under a Sandia-MIT contract
dealing with design and siting/licensing criteria for deep borehole disposal of spent nuclear
fuel or its separated constituents.
The ...
PROLIFERATION RESISTANT, LOW COST, THORIA-URANIA FUEL FOR LIGHT WATER REACTORS
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Program, 1999-06-01)
1. Summary
Project Objectives:
Our objective is to develop a fuel consisting of mixed thorium dioxide and uranium
dioxide (ThO[subscript 2]-UO[subscript 2]) for existing light water reactors (LWRs) that (a) is less ...