The AFCR design can operate in synergy with other reactor types, such as light water reactors, and use alternative fuels to produce more energy out of recycled resources (nominally four LWRs can fuel one reactor). The main driver of the AFCR programme is to increase the sustainability and availability of fuel resources in China, using DRU and LEU/ Th fuels. Using DRU fuel in the AFCR results in a front-end fuel cycle cost ～32% lower than the traditional NU-fuelled reactor designs and ～128% lower than representative advanced LWR designs. The front-end fuel cycle cost of LEU/Th fuel is expected to be comparable to DRU fuel.
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机译：AFCR设计可以与其他反应堆类型（例如轻水反应堆）协同运行，并使用替代燃料从循环资源中产生更多能量（名义上四个轻水堆可以为一个反应堆提供燃料）。 AFCR计划的主要推动力是使用DRU和LEU / Th燃料来提高中国燃料资源的可持续性和可用性。在AFCR中使用DRU燃料可使前端燃料循环成本比传统的NU燃料反应堆设计低约32％，比代表性的先进轻水堆设计低约128％。 LEU / Th燃料的前端燃料循环成本预计将与DRU燃料相当。
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