Actinide Minimization Using Pressurized Water Reactors by Visosky, M., Kazimi, Mujid S., Hejzlar, Pavel

“…Transuranic actinides dominate the long-term radiotoxicity in spent LWR fuel. …”
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A PWR Self- Contained Actinide Transmutation System by Shatilla, Y., Hejzlar, Pavel, Kazimi, Mujid S.

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Conceptual Reactor Physics Design of a Lead-Bismuth-Cooled Critical Actinide Burner by Hejzlar, Pavel, Driscoll, Michael J., Kazimi, Mujid S.

“…Destruction of actinides in accelerator-driven subcriticals and in stand-alone critical reactors is of contemporary interest as a means to reduce long-term high-level waste radiotoxicity. …”
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Impact of Alternative Nuclear Fuel Cycle Options on Infrastructure and Fuel Requirements, Actinide and Waste Inventories, and Economics by Guérin, Laurent, Kazimi, Mujid S.

“…Choosing one of these options has direct implications for the infrastructure requirements, natural uranium consumption, actinide inventories in the system, waste repository needs and costs. …”
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Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of Innovative Fuel Configurations for the Sodium Fast Reactor by Memmott, Matthew J., Hejzlar, Pavel, Buongiorno, Jacopo

“…The success of these programs, in particular the GNEP, is dependent upon the ability of the SFR to manage actinide inventory while remaining economically competitive. …”
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A Generalized Optimization Methodology for Isotope Management by Massie, Mark Edward, Forget, Benoit

“…This research focuses on developing a new approach to studying the nuclear fuel cycle: instead of employing the trial and error approach currently used in actinide management studies in which reactors are designed and then their performance is evaluated, the methodology developed here first identifies relevant fuel cycle objectives–like minimizing decay heat production in a repository, minimizing Pu-239 content in used fuel, etc.…”
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Plant Design and Cost Assessment of Forced Circulation Lead-Bismuth Cooled Reactor with Conventional Power Conversion Cycles by Dostal, Vaclav, Hejzlar, Pavel, Todreas, Neil E., Kazimi, Mujid S.

“…This report makes an assessment of power generation of the Actinide Burner Reactor (MABR). The reactor is a fast reactor cooled by lead bismuth eutectic. …”
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General Analysis of Breed-and-Burn Reactors and Limited-Separations Fuel Cycles by Petroski, Robert C., Forget, Benoit

“…By recycling used B&B fuel in a limited-separations (without full actinide separations) fuel cycle, there is potential for sodium-cooled B&B reactors to achieve fleet doubling times of less than one decade, although this result is highly sensitive to the reactor core composition employed as well as thermal hydraulic performance.…”
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Alternative Fuel Cycle Strategies For Nuclear Power Generation In The 21st Century by Boscher, T., Hejzlar, Pavel, Kazimi, Mujid S., Todreas, Neil E., Romano, A.

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A System Dynamics Study of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle with Recycling: Options and Outcomes for the US and Brazil by Busquim e Silva, R., Kazimi, Mujid S., Hejzlar, Pavel

“…Different recycling technology options are included in the code: (1) Thermal recycling in LWRs using Combined Non-Fertile and UO2 Fuel (CONFU), (2) Recycling of TRU in fertile-free fast cores of Actinide Burner Reactors (ABR); and (3) Fast recycling of TRU with UO[subscript 2] in self-sustaining Gas-cooled Fast Reactors (GFR). …”
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Fuel Cycle Options for Optimized Recycling of Nuclear Fuel by Aquien, A., Kazimi, Mujid S., Hejzlar, Pavel

“…Three recycling strategies are explored in this study: (1) Recycling in thermal Light Water Reactors (LWR) using CONFU technology (COmbined Non-Fertile and UO[subscript 2] fuel), (2) recycling of TRU in fertile-free fast cores of Actinide Burner Reactors (ABR), and (3) recycling of TRU with UO[subscript 2] in self-sustaining Gas-cooled Fast Reactors (GFR). …”
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Optimization of the LWR Nuclear Fuel Cycle for Minimum Waste Production by Shwageraus, Eugene, Hejzlar, Pavel, Kazimi, Mujid S.

“…In addition, plutonium and other actinides, after the decay of fission products, could become targets for weapon proliferators. …”
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