Analysis on Improving Utilization of Uranium Resource Based on Fast Reactor with Closed Fuel Cycle by HU Yun;YANG Yong;SONG Yingyun;YANG Peng

“…Using fast reactor to improve uranium resource utilization requires the recovery of spent fuel and multiple recycling of the recovered uranium and plutonium in fast reactors. Through neutronics and fuel burnup calculation, the characteristics of industrial plutonium multi-recycled in large MOX (mixed uranium and plutonium oxide) fuel sodium cooled fast reactor were simulated, the variation law of plutonium isotope component in the recycle process was obtained, and the feasibility of multiple recycling of plutonium in fast reactor was analyzed. …”
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Publisher Correction: Breaking the hard-sphere model with fluorite and antifluorite solid solutions by Romain Vauchy, Shun Hirooka, Masashi Watanabe, Masato Kato

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Evaluation of the applicability of the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry method for special individual dosimetry monitoring by V. R. Batalov, A. B. Sokolova, A. V. Efimov, A. B. Dzhunushaliev

“…In case of acute intake of plutonium, it is important to estimate the levels of the nuclide intake as soon as possible in order to decide on treatment strategy and dose reduction. …”
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Breaking the hard-sphere model with fluorite and antifluorite solid solutions by Romain Vauchy, Shun Hirooka, Masashi Watanabe, Masato Kato

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Determination of Pu(Ⅵ) in Spent Fuel Solution and 1AF Feed by Absorption Spectrophotometric by LI Ding-ming;ZHANG Yong-shen;LIU Lian-wei;ZHANG Li-hua;LI Hui-bo

“…Plutonium is the most important product in spent fuel reprocessing. …”
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Chelating Polymers for Targeted Decontamination of Actinides: Application of PEI-MP to Hydroxyapatite-Th(IV) by Jeanne Fèvre, Elena Leveille, Aurélie Jeanson, Sabine Santucci-Darmanin, Valérie Pierrefite-Carle, Georges F. Carle, Christophe Den Auwer, Christophe Di Giorgio

“…In case of an incident in the nuclear industry or an act of war or terrorism, the dissemination of plutonium could contaminate the environment and, hence, humans. …”
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Variable Reactivity Control in Small Modular High Temperature Reactors Using Moderation Manipulation Techniques by Seddon Atkinson, Dzianis Litskevich, Bruno Merk

“…To reduce the excess activity, we aim to harden the flux spectrum across the core by removing part of the central moderation column, thus breeding more plutonium, in a later period the flux spectrum is softened again to utilise this plutonium again. …”
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Optimization of actinide transmutation in innovative lead-cooled fast reactors by Romano, Antonino, 1972-

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Some economic aspects of reducing americium production in a two-component system of thermal and fast reactors by Andrey V. Gulevich, Vladimir I. Usanov, Viktor M. Dekusar, Vladimir A. Eliseev, Andrey L. Moseev, Ekaterina S. Khnykina

“…The first method, closing the fuel cycle for plutonium in BN reactors of SFR type, is based on the use of plutonium separated from spent nuclear fuel of thermal reactors with the shortest possible (according to technical specifications) time for MOX fuel preparation and use thus preventing the main part of plutonium-241 from decay into americium. …”
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Economic advantages of starting up of inherently safe fast reactors with a closed fuel cycle on fortificated uranium by Mikhail A. Orlov

“…The publication substantiates the economic advantages of using in the starting loads of inherently safe fast reactors with a closed fuel cycle of enriched uranium instead of uranium-plutonium regenerate obtained by reprocessing of thermal reactors spent nuclear fuel (SNF). …”
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Determination of 85Krm, 87Kr and 88Kr Yields of 239Pu Fission Induced by Thermal Neutrons by YU Gongshuo;LI Xuesong;SHI Quanlin;WANG Chenqing;LIANG Jianfeng;FAN Jinlong;WANG Chunjie;XIE Feng;KANG Tai

“…The purified plutonium solution was then titrated and dried to prepare the silica-encapsulated plutonium target. …”
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Synthesis of Mixed Actinide Oxides Using Microwave Radiation by Konstantin Dvoeglazov, Yury Kulyako, Sergey Vinokurov, Boris Myasoedov, Mikhail Dmitriev, Oleg Ushakov, Yuri Mochalov, Andrei Shadrin, Pavel Smolkin

“…A method has been developed for producing mixed actinide oxides suitable for fabricating mixed nitride uranium plutonium fuel for fast neutron reactors. The method is based on the use of microwave radiation for the direct denitration of actinide nitrate solutions. …”
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Cancer mortality in relation to monitoring for radionuclide exposure in three UK nuclear industry workforces. by Carpenter, L, Higgins, C, Douglas, A, Maconochie, N, Omar, R, Fraser, P, Beral, V, Smith, P

“…Cancer mortality in 40,761 employees of three UK nuclear industry facilities who had been monitored for external radiation exposure was examined according to whether they had also been monitored for possible internal exposure to tritium, plutonium or other radionuclides (uranium, polonium, actinium or other unspecified). …”

Application of advanced fuel concepts for use in innovative pressurized water reactors by Andrews, Nathan Christopher

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Periodic Table of chemical elements and Soviet atomic project by R. E. Kusin

“…Unlike other global projects, it covers the entire Periodic Table of chemical elements: from the first element of the table (hydrogen) to the last one at the time of the project’s completion (plutonium). The article, based on rare open publications, describes the main stages and chemical-technological issues surrounding the creation of atomic and thermonuclear weapons - the main goal of the nuclear shield New fundamental results of the chemistry and technology of isotopes of hydrogen, lithium, beryllium, polonium, uranium, and plutonium have been obtained that could significantly expand the Periodic Table of chemical elements.…”
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Detecting and characterizing special nuclear material for nuclear nonproliferation applications by S. A. Pozzi, Z. He, J. Hutchinson, I. Jovanovic, R. Lopez, K. Ogren, J. Nattress, D. Shy, S. D. Clarke

“…Specifically, we present new results in passive detection and imaging of plutonium and uranium objects using gamma-ray and dual particle (fast neutron and gamma-ray) imaging. …”
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Resolution of Proliferation Issues for a Sodium Fast Reactor Blanket by Stauff, Nicolas, Driscoll, Michael J, Forget, Benoit Robert Yves, Hejzlar, Pavel

“…However, because they breed very high-quality plutonium, core designers are not currently encouraged to employ blankets. …”
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Prospects of creation of the two-component nuclear energy system by Andrey Yu. Petrov, Alexander V. Shutikov, Nikolay N. Ponomarev-Stepnoy, Valery S. Bezzubtsev, Mikhail V. Bakanov, Vladimir M. Troyanov

“…VVER reactors: Generate electricity in compliance with manoeuvrability requirements imposed by the utility company operating the energy system; Utilize MOX-fuel instead of UO2 fuel; Are offered for export with the option of returning SNF back to Russia; Plutonium extracted from VVER spent fuel is used for manufacturing MOX-fuel for SFR. 3. …”
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Nuclear Fuel Recycling - the Value of the Separated Transuranics and the Levelized Cost of Electricity by Parsons, John E., de Roo, Guillaume

“…For the Twice- Through Cycle, the separated plutonium has a negative value, meaning that a reactor will have to be paid to take the recycled plutonium. …”
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Investigation on the effect of 238U replacement with 232Th in small modular reactor (SMR) fuel matrix by Uguru, Edwin Humphrey, Sani, Siti Fairus Abdul, Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin, Rabir, Mohamad Hairie

“…Production of little plutonium isotopes by thorium fuel suggests that it would make a good proliferation resistance fuel and could be used in any W-SMR to incinerate stockpiled plutonium. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd…”