Nuclear Science and Engineering · 1988 · 110 citations · 1 references
EngineeringMaterials EngineeringNuclear EngineeringNuclear Fuel CycleNuclear MaterialsReactor PhysicsFast Reactor PhysicsFuel FabricationHeat Transfer In ReactorsNuclear Fuel MaterialsReactor Core DesignReactor DesignActinide TransmutationFast Reactor Safety PhysicsFast ReactorsInherent Safety AssessmentNuclear Fuel AlloysNuclear Reactor DesignReactor Core PhysicsReactor Operation
The Integral Fast Reactor concept employs a pool layout, a uranium-plutonium-zirconium metal alloy fuel, and a closed fuel cycle based on pyrometallurgical reprocessing and injection casting refabrication. The reactor physics issues of designing for inherent safety and for a closed fissile self-sufficient integral fuel cycle with uranium start-up and potential actinide transmutation are discussed.
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