Vol. 26 No. 1 (2016)
Artículos de Investigación

Neutronic studies for the actinides incineration in a Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR)

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  • Alfredo Soto,
  • David Delepine
Alfredo Soto
Universidad de Guanajuato
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David Delepine
Universidad de Guanajuato
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2016.837

Published 2016-02-22

Keywords

  • Fast nuclear reactor,
  • isotope,
  • transuranic actinides,
  • criticality.
  • Reactor nuclear rápido,
  • isótopo,
  • actínidos transuránicos,
  • criticidad.

How to Cite

Soto, A., & Delepine, D. (2016). Neutronic studies for the actinides incineration in a Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR). Acta Universitaria, 26(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2016.837

Abstract

Results of a simulation of a specific configuration of the Gas-cooled Fast Reactor (GFR) core for the actinides incineration of long lifetimes, thus reducing the radiotoxicity of nuclear waste are presented in this paper. From the neutronic point of view, a homogeneous nuclear reactor is analyzed, which is made up of reflector, fuel element and transuranic actinides from the discharge of pressurized water reactor (PWR). Using the computer code MCNPX-CINDER90, criticality calculations of reactor core and isotope concentration evolution were made for an irradiation period of 300 days. Results of five specific isotopes are presented.


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