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DOE PAGES® Journal Article: ORNL experience and perspectives related to processing of thorium and 233U for nuclear fuel
Title: ORNL experience and perspectives related to processing of thorium and 233U for nuclear fuel
Thorium-based nuclear fuel cycles have received renewed attention in both research and public circles since about the year 2000. Much of the attention has been focused on nuclear fission energy production that utilizes thorium as a fertile element for producing fissionable 233U for recycle in thermal reactors, fast reactors, or externally driven systems. Here, lesser attention has been paid to other fuel cycle operations that are necessary for implementation of a sustainable thorium-based fuel cycle such as reprocessing and fabrication of recycle fuels containing 233U.
Croff, Allen G. [1]; Collins, Emory D. [2]; Del Cul, G. D. [2]; Wymer, R. G. [1]; Krichinsky, Alan M. [2]; Spencer, B. B. [2]; Patton, Brad D. [2]
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Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
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AC05-00OR22725
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Journal Volume: 194; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5450
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; thorium; 233U; reprocessing
Croff, Allen G., Collins, Emory D., Del Cul, G. D., Wymer, R. G., Krichinsky, Alan M., Spencer, B. B., and Patton, Brad D. ORNL experience and perspectives related to processing of thorium and 233U for nuclear fuel. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.13182/NT15-59.
Croff, Allen G., Collins, Emory D., Del Cul, G. D., Wymer, R. G., Krichinsky, Alan M., Spencer, B. B., & Patton, Brad D. ORNL experience and perspectives related to processing of thorium and 233U for nuclear fuel. United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/NT15-59
Croff, Allen G., Collins, Emory D., Del Cul, G. D., Wymer, R. G., Krichinsky, Alan M., Spencer, B. B., and Patton, Brad D. Sun . "ORNL experience and perspectives related to processing of thorium and 233U for nuclear fuel". United States. https://doi.org/10.13182/NT15-59. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1327691.
@article{osti_1327691,
title = {ORNL experience and perspectives related to processing of thorium and 233U for nuclear fuel},
author = {Croff, Allen G. and Collins, Emory D. and Del Cul, G. D. and Wymer, R. G. and Krichinsky, Alan M. and Spencer, B. B. and Patton, Brad D.},
abstractNote = {Thorium-based nuclear fuel cycles have received renewed attention in both research and public circles since about the year 2000. Much of the attention has been focused on nuclear fission energy production that utilizes thorium as a fertile element for producing fissionable 233U for recycle in thermal reactors, fast reactors, or externally driven systems. Here, lesser attention has been paid to other fuel cycle operations that are necessary for implementation of a sustainable thorium-based fuel cycle such as reprocessing and fabrication of recycle fuels containing 233U.},
doi = {10.13182/NT15-59},
journal = {Nuclear Technology},
number = 2,
month = {5}
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