Particulate fuel reprocessing
Particle fuels for high-temperature reactors
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Particulate fuel reprocessing
Particle fuels for high-temperature reactors

Authors : Mayeul PHÉLIP, Michel MASSON, Christophe PERRAIS, Michel PELLETIER

Publication date: July 10, 2007 | Lire en français

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4. Particulate fuel reprocessing

4.1 Issues and reprocessing options

The fuel cycle most commonly envisaged for HTR consists of irradiation in a single pass through the reactor, followed by direct storage of the spent fuel (open cycle). However, the large volume of graphite involved (table 2 ) and the need to meet the main criteria defined by the Generation IV international forum, in particular those of sustainable development, naturally lead to the proposal ...

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