22.351 Systems Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Spring 2003

Kazimi, Mujid S.; Pilat, Edward E.

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Kazimi, Mujid S.; Pilat, Edward E.

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Systems Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

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Abstract

In-depth technical and policy analysis of various options for the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics include uranium supply, enrichment fuel fabrication, in-core physics and fuel management of uranium, thorium and other fuel types, reprocessing and waste disposal. Principles of fuel cycle economics and the applied reactor physics of both contemporary and proposed thermal and fast reactors are presented. Nonproliferation aspects, disposal of excess weapons plutonium, and transmutation of actinides and selected fission products in spent fuel are examined. Several state-of-the-art computer programs are provided for student use in problem sets and term papers.

Date issued

2003-06

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39662

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

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22.351-Spring2003

local: 22.351

local: IMSCP-MD5-109dfed10fae0745513a0569e5327a2f

Keywords

nuclear fuel cycle, uranium supply, enrichment fuel fabrication, in-core physics, fuel cycle economics, applied reactor physics, Nonproliferation aspects, disposal of excess weapons plutonium, transmutation of actinides, fission products, spent fuel

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