Abstract
The transmutation characteristics of transuranics (TRUs) in a transmutation reactor based on a LAR (Low-aspect-ratio) tokamak as a neutron source are investigated. The optimum radial build of a transmutation reactor is found by using a coupled analysis of the tokamak systems and the neutron transport. The dependences of the transmutation characteristics on the aspect ratio A in the range of 1.5 to 2.5 and on the fusion power in the range of 150 to 500 MW are investigated. An equilibrium fuel cycle is developed for effective transmutation, and show that with one unit of the transmutation reactor based on the LAR tokamak producing fusion power in the range of a few hundred MWs, up to 3 PWRs (1.0 GWe capacity) can be supported with a burn-up fraction larger than 50%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1247-1251 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Fusion-driven system
- LAR tokamak
- Nuclear waste transmutation
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Physics & Astronomy
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