Purex co-processing of spent LWR fuels: comparative fuel cycle cost analyses

Zabunoglu O., Ozdemir L.

ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, vol.32, no.2, pp.137-149, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.anucene.2004.09.001
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.137-149
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Nuclear fuel cycle costs for purex reprocessing and co-processing cycles are to be evaluated, by calculating unit costs of recovered, accordingly treated and fabricated products and then comparing those to the unit cost of fresh uranium fuel ready to be loaded into a typical LWR on the once-through cycle. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.