Comparison of Two Thorium Fuel Cycles for Use in Light Water Prebreeder/Breeder Reactor Systems (AWBA Development Program)

摘要

Light water prebreeder/breeder conceptual reactor systems have been developed which have the potential to significantly improve the fuel utilization of present generation light water reactors. The purpose of this study is to describe and compare two possible types of thorium fuel cycles for use in these light water prebreeder and breeder concepts. The two types of thorium fuel cycles basically differ in the fuel rod design used in the prebreeder cores and the uranium isotopic concentration of fuel supplied to the breeder cores. (ERA citation 09:002280)