High Value Use Of Weapons Plutonium By Burning In Molten Salt Accelerator Driven Subcritical Systems Or Reactors

Download or read book High-value Use of Weapons-plutonium by Burning in Molten Salt Accelerator-driven Subcritical Systems Or Reactors written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The application of thermal-spectrum molten-salt reactors and accelerator-driven subcritical systems to the destruction of weapons-return plutonium is considered from the perspective of deriving the maximum societal benefit. The enhancement of electric power production from burning the fertile fuel 232Th with the plutonium is evaluated. Also the enhancement of destruction of the accumulated waste from commercial nuclear reactors is considered using the neutron-rich weapons plutonium. Most cases examined include the concurrent transmutation of the long-lived actinide and fission product waste (99Tc, 129I, 135Cs, 126Sn and 79Se).