The nuclear fuel cycle consists of a set of complex components that are intended to work
together. To support the nuclear renaissance, it is necessary to understand the impacts of …

From a physics standpoint, it is feasible to sustain continuous multi-recycle in either thermal
or fast reactors. In Fiscal Year 2009, transmutaton work at INL provided important new …

This report documents the Transmutation Library that is used in Fuel Cycle System
Analyses. This version replaces the 2008 version.[Piet2008] The Transmutation Library has …

This report examines how the HTGR technology family can provide options for the once
through, modified open cycle (MOC), or full recycle fuel cycle strategies. The HTGR can …

The primary objective of this study was to develop fuel cycle options that minimize the
nuclear waste generation using sodium-cooled fast reactor systems. In addition, this study …

The Systems Analysis Campaign under the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) has
requested the fuel cycle analysis group at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to analyze …

This paper presents the core design studies of a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) and a
sodium-cooled accelerator-driven system (ADS) for a two-stage fast-spectrum fuel cycle to …

Several countries are currently expanding the use of nuclear energy as a method for the
safe generation of carbon free energy and a number are evaluating starting up a nuclear …

The sodium fast reactor is under consideration for consuming the transuranic waste in the
spent nuclear fuel generated by light water reactors. This work is concerned with specialized …

The purpose of this study is to quantify the effects of variations of the Light Water Reactor
(LWR) Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) and fast reactor reprocessing cooling time on a Sodium …