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An Investigation Of The Use Of Ceramic Microencapsulated Fuel For Transuranic Waste Recycling In Pressurized Water Reactors, Cole Andrew Gentry
An Investigation Of The Use Of Ceramic Microencapsulated Fuel For Transuranic Waste Recycling In Pressurized Water Reactors, Cole Andrew Gentry
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Presented is an investigation of the utilization of Tristructural-Isotropic (TRISO) particle-based fuel designs for the recycling of Plutonium/Neptunium (Pu/Np) Transuranic (TRU) isotopes in typical Westinghouse four-loop pressurized water reactors. Though numerous studies have evaluated the recycling of TRU isotopes in light water reactors (LWRs), this work differentiates itself by employing Pu/Np loaded TRISO particles embedded within a SiC matrix and formed into pellets that can be loaded into standard 17x17 fuel element cladding. This approach provides the capability of Pu/Np recycling, and by virtue of the TRISO particle design, will allow for greater burnup of Pu/Np material and improved fuel …