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Americium Transmutation in the SVBR-100 Reactor
JSC “SSC RF-IPPE”, Obninsk, Russia
JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
- 1 JSC “SSC RF-IPPE”, Obninsk, Russia
- 2 JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
- 3 JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
- 4 JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
- 5 JSC “AKME-Engineering”, Moscow, Russia
World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology·Volume 10 (2020)·Pages 116–128·Published 16 June 2020·DOI10.4236/wjnst.2020.103011
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Abstract
One of the postponed problems of nuclear power (NP) is the problem of the management of long-lived radioactive waste (RAW), and, first of all, with minor actinides (MA), of which americium-241 is the most difficult. The aim of this work is to study the efficiency of americium transmutation in a fast reactor with a heavy liquid metal coolant lead-bismuth eutectic alloy. The article presents the results of calculations of the transmutation of americium in the SVBR-100 reactor using standard uranium oxide fuel with the addition of americium-241. The obtained values of the rate of transmutation of americium are compared with similar values for the SVBR-100 reactors on MOX-fuel and in the BN-800 reactor.
KeywordsSVBR-100Fast ReactorNuclear PowerLead-Bismuth EutecticMinor ActinidesAmericiumNuclear Fuel CycleNeutron SpectrumCore
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