Title:
METHOD OF INCINERATION OF MINOR ACTINIDES IN NUCLEAR REACTORS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001082306
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of incineration of minor actinides in nuclear reactors is presented. The minor actinides to be incinerated are embedded in at least one finite region of a core of a thermal nuclear reactor. This finite region is isolated from the rest of the core by means of a thin layer of material that absorbs thermal neutrons but is transparent to fast neutrons. This isolating material is preferably fissile, so that the neutron flux in the core is not simply filtered of its thermal neutrons, but also amplified in its fast neutrons.
Inventors:
MAGILL JOSEPH (DE)
PEERANI PAOLO (DE)
PEERANI PAOLO (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2001/004573
Publication Date:
February 21, 2002
Filing Date:
April 23, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
EURATOM (LU)
MAGILL JOSEPH (DE)
PEERANI PAOLO (DE)
MAGILL JOSEPH (DE)
PEERANI PAOLO (DE)
International Classes:
G21C3/326; G21C5/02; G21D9/00; G21C5/00; G21F3/00; G21F9/00; (IPC1-7): G21C3/326; G21C5/02; G21D9/00
Foreign References:
| FR2738387A1 | 1997-03-07 |
Other References:
MORI M ET AL: "TRANSURANIUM FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR TRANSMUTATION IN A PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR", NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY,US,AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY. LA GRANGE PARK, ILLINOIS, vol. 117, no. 2, 1 February 1997 (1997-02-01), pages 171 - 183, XP000683394, ISSN: 0029-5450
GUERIN Y ET AL: "Transmutation of minor actinides in PWRs: preparation of the "ACTINEAU" experiment", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION ON FUTURE NUCLEAR SYSTEMS: EMERGING FUEL CYCLES AND WASTE DISPOSAL OPTIONS. GLOBAL '93, PROCEEDINGS OF GLOBAL 1993 CONFERENCE - FUTURE NUCLEAR SYSTEMS: EMERGING FUEL CYCLES AND DIS, 1993, La Grange Park, IL, USA, ANS, USA, pages 615 - 621 vol.1, XP002158618, ISBN: 0-89448-182-7
GUERIN Y ET AL: "Transmutation of minor actinides in PWRs: preparation of the "ACTINEAU" experiment", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION ON FUTURE NUCLEAR SYSTEMS: EMERGING FUEL CYCLES AND WASTE DISPOSAL OPTIONS. GLOBAL '93, PROCEEDINGS OF GLOBAL 1993 CONFERENCE - FUTURE NUCLEAR SYSTEMS: EMERGING FUEL CYCLES AND DIS, 1993, La Grange Park, IL, USA, ANS, USA, pages 615 - 621 vol.1, XP002158618, ISBN: 0-89448-182-7
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