Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Technologies and Commercialization by Michael F. Simpson

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Economic Analysis of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options by Won Il Ko, Fanxing Gao

“…An economic analysis has been performed to compare four nuclear fuel cycle options: a once-through cycle (OT), DUPIC recycling, thermal recycling using MOX fuel in a pressurized water reactor (PWR-MOX), and sodium fast reactor recycling employing pyroprocessing (Pyro-SFR). …”
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Recycling versus Long-Term Storage of Nuclear Fuel: Economic Factors by B. Yolanda Moratilla Soria, Maria Uris Mas, Mathilde Estadieu, Ainhoa Villar Lejarreta, David Echevarria-López

“…The objective of the present study is to compare the associated costs of long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel—open cycle strategy—with the associated cost of reprocessing and recycling strategy of spent fuel—closed cycle strategy—based on the current international studies. …”
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Criticality safety analysis for eccentric loading of fuel assemblies in spent nuclear fuel cask by Seok Geun Cho, Keon Il Cha, Kyoon Ho Cha

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The Effect of Backfill Gas Pressure on the Thermal Response of a Dry Cask for Spent Nuclear Fuel by Michela Angelucci, Salvatore A. Cancemi, Rosa Lo Frano, Sandro Paci

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Recovery of Strategic High-Value Fission Products from Spent Nuclear Fuel During Reprocessing by Holdsworth Alistair F., Eccles Harry, George Kathryn, Sharrad Clint A.

“…Closing the fuel cycle through spent nuclear fuel (SNF) reprocessing is the primary method of improving sustainability, but high costs and proliferation concerns limit uptake. …”
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The Experimental Validation of a Digital Filter Mathematical Modelling for Nuclear Fuel Vibration Monitoring System by Han Yong, Huang Shiyong, Han MengXuan, Zhao Tao, Wen Guang, Gu Mingfei, Zhang Qi

“…Therefore, it can be widely used in the monitoring, recording, and postevent data analysis of the transportation process of important products such as nuclear fuel.…”
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Analyzing Design Considerations for Disassembly of Spent Nuclear Fuel during Head-End Process of Pyroprocessing by Young-Hwan Kim, Yung-Zun Cho

“…This study describes the main design considerations for the disassembling process of the spent nuclear fuel assembly during the dry head-end process. …”
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Development of CFD porous model parameters of Korean PWR spent nuclear fuel assemblies for thermal analysis by Do Yun Kim, Han-Seop Song, Jae-Ho Jeong, Seung-Hwan Yu

Subjects: “…Spent nuclear fuel…”
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Identification of Industrial Furnace Temperature for Sintering Process in Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Using NARX Neural Networks by Dede Sutarya, Benyamin Kusumoputro

“…An identification scheme of nonlinear systems for sintering furnace temperature in nuclear fuel fabrication using neural network autoregressive with exogenous inputs (NNARX) model investigated in this paper. …”
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Impact of MA Temporary Storage Process on the Reduction of Final Disposal Burden in the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle by Okamura Tomohiro, Nasase Masahiko, Takeshita Kenji, Shimada Takashi, Konishi Yuki, Nishimura Keisuke, Ishida Hitomi, Yamamura Tomoo

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Characterization of Waste Generated from Nuclide Management Process in Waste Burden Minimization Technology for Spent Nuclear Fuel by Jung-Hoon Choi, Byeonggwan Lee, Ki-Rak Lee, Hyun Woo Kang, Hyeon Jin Eom, Seong-Sik Shin, Ga-Yeong Kim, Hwan-Seo Park

“…To reduce the environmental burden caused by the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, waste burden minimization technology is currently being developed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. …”
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Searching for incinerating the accumulated plutonium around the world by mixing it with thorium and using this mixture as a nuclear fuel in the CANDU-6 by A. Abdelghafar Galahom, Nassar Alnassar, Amr Ibrahim

“…This work investigates the possibility of getting rid of the accumulated plutonium around the world by mixing it with fertile materials and using it as a nuclear fuel for CANDU-6. Using plutonium isotopes with thorium as a nuclear fuel for CANDU-6 is a means of preventing the production of other Pu isotopes. …”
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Applying Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Detect Tungsten Inclusions in Nuclear Fuel Rod End Plug TIG Welds by Runqiu Gu, Jianfeng Cheng, Wanchang Lai, Guangxi Wang

“…This study proposes a new method of detecting tungsten inclusions in nuclear fuel rod upper-end plug welds using energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis. …”
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Effective capture of gaseous Se during spent nuclear fuel recycling using calcium oxide pellets: Optimization, performance, and practical implications by Seok-Min Hong, Chang Hwa Lee, Jae-Hwan Yang, Namcheol Kim

Subjects: “…Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) recycling…”
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Solvent extraction of uranium from an acidic medium for the front-end of nuclear fuel cycle: from mechanisms understanding to innovative process design by Giusti, Fabrice, Guerinoni, Elise, Lemire, David, Thimotée, Marine, Arrachart, Guilhem, Dourdain, Sandrine, Pellet-Rostaing, Stéphane

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INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL OF NUCLEAR ENERGY by Е. Kamchatova

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From Domain Decomposition to Model Reduction for Large Nonlinear Structures by Leturcq, Bertrand, Le Tallec, Patrick

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Critical evaluation of accident tolerant fuel selection criteria for APR-1400 nuclear reactors by Mohammad Alrwashdeh, Asma Alzarooni, Khurrum Saleem Chaudri, Maithah Alaleeli, K. Karuppasamy, Andreas Schiffer, Imran Afgan, Daniel Choi, Saeed A. Alameri

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Enhanced formula-based method to estimate burnup, initial enrichment, and cooling time using limited gamma-ray source data of reference PWR spent nuclear fuel assemblies by Sang Hyeok Lee, Jae Hak Cheong

Subjects: “…Spent nuclear fuel…”
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