Improving the Burning Up of Plutonium Using Zirconium Hydride Based Fuel

摘要

In conclusion, the initial results indicate that this Pu/ZrHx/Th matrix fuel would be very attractive to the disposition of weapon and power grades plutonium. The fuel destruction rate is almost an order of magnitude higher than conventional MOX fuel of containing plutonium. In summary, due to the higher discharge burnup in a smaller core volume, with excellent safety characteristics and a high prompt reactivity coefficient, a Pu/ZrHx/Th matrix fuel with Zr or SS cladding offers excellent advantages over the conventional MOX fuel for plutonium disposition.