The cost of processing irradiated fuel from light water reactors: An independent assessment

摘要: As part of an overall EPRI examination the merits employing transuranic elements recovered from spent light water reactor fuel in liquid metal reactors, assessment was performed cost reprocessing this and recovering desired minor as well contained uranium plutonium. The analyses were based on a series groundrules assumptions which considered representative institutional economic climate would prevail at time when such plants be constructed. Two different processes considered. first PUREX process, aqueous process employed large US facilities constructed planned 1970s currently use Europe. second pyrochemical has been under development principally for fuels might used reactor. That adapted to processing ceramic reactors purposes study. Capital, operating, administrative costs estimated both forms ownership considered, with allowance profit made investor-owned plants. After developing costmore » data, price services customer calculated. 2 figs., 17 tabs.« less