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The Role Of The Civex Process In The Nuclear Industry, Thomas E. Eaton, Joseph C. Carter
The Role Of The Civex Process In The Nuclear Industry, Thomas E. Eaton, Joseph C. Carter
UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy
The United States is committed to policies which would assure that the international, commercial nuclear industry cannot be exploited as a source of materials for nuclear weapons. The Civex process provides for a proliferation-resistant fast breeder reactor fuel cycle. Nevertheless, the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation involving the commercial nuclear industry is small compared to the risk associated with certain research facilities and military activities.
A Strategy For The Practical Utilization Of Thorium Fuel Cycles, Paul R. Kasten
A Strategy For The Practical Utilization Of Thorium Fuel Cycles, Paul R. Kasten
UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy
There has been increasing interest in the utilization of thorium fuel cycles in nuclear power reactors for the past few years because of economic, fuel utilization, and pro- 1 iteration resistance factors. Also, it appears desirable to maintain the ratio of thermal reactors to fast reactors at a high value in the long term because of economic and proliferation resistance features. The analysis performed here concludes that the practical, early utilization of thorium fuel cycles in power reactors requires commercialization of HTGRs operating first on stowaway fuel cycles, followed by thorium fuel recycle. In the longer term, thorium utilization involves …