All the civil nuclear energy systems could contribute to the proliferation risk that weapons-usable material might be diverted or misused for the weapons purpose by terrorists or states. Proliferation-resistant nuclear energy systems are of great importance for the peaceful use of nuclear energy by
Proliferation resistance of PEACER system
โ Scribed by Jungmin Kang
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0149-1970
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โฆ Synopsis
It is considered that partitioning and transmutation (P&T) could reduce the burden of geological disposal of spent fuel. PEACER (Proliferation-resistant, Environment-friendly, Accident-tolerant, Continuable and Economical Reactor) system has been developed as a conceptual means of P&T of spent fuel in ROK. The PEACER system is based on the combination of pyrochemical separation process, i.e., pyroprocess and PbeBi cooled fast reactor. Proliferation resistance is one of key constraints in the deployment of advanced nuclear energy systems. This paper assesses proliferation resistance of the PEACER system.
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