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Fast reactors
It is generally recognized that long term development of nuclear power as part of the world's future energy mix will require fast reactor technology with a closed fuel cycle. The fast neutron spectrum ...
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Impact of thermal spectrum small modular reactors on performance of once-through nuclear fuel cycles with low-enriched uranium
Challenges associated with SMRs include increased neutron leakage ... an SMR is degraded for the mass of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposed of, mass of depleted uranium disposed of, land ...
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Shrinking nuclear waste and increasing efficiency for a sustainable energy future
Fast neutron reactors ... in the fuel to extract up to 70 times more energy, reducing the need for new uranium resources. Fast reactors also operate in what is known as a closed nuclear fuel cycle. A ...
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Russia starts making nuclear fuel for 300 MW Gen IV lead-cooled fast neutron reactor
energy efficiency, reduction of spent nuclear fuel, etc. Thermal neutron reactors, which form the basis of the modern nuclear power industry, use about 1 percent of natural uranium, while the ...
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TerraPower’s Natrium: Combining A Fast Neutron Reactor With Built-In Grid Level Storage
Most new nuclear ... (U-235) fuel. This is where fast neutron reactors are highly attractive. Fast neutron reactors can also fission other fissile elements, covering the full spectrum of neutron ...