1. Options for Managing Spent TRi-structural ISOtropic Nuclear Fuel
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Gadey, Harish, Arm, Stuart, Clarity, Justin, Ivanusa, Pavlo, Davidson, Stephen, Fairchild, Drew, Pierce, Robert, and Hardin, Ernest
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Physics - Physics and Society - Abstract
During the past few decades, there has been a renewed interest in advanced reactor concepts, especially the high-temperature gas-cooled and the molten salt-cooled technologies for energy production as well as hydrogen or process heat generation. Tri-structural isotropic fuel is intended to be used in some of these emerging reactor technologies. The fuel bearing TRISO particles are encapsulated in graphite, which acts in the capacity of a moderator. TRISO based fuels can be fabricated in the form of spherical pebbles or cylindrical compacts, the latter of which are then loaded into prismatic graphite blocks., Comment: Presented at the '2024 Waste Management Symposia'
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- 2024