Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle
Joint Authors
Jia, Shizhuang
Zheng, Youqi
Cao, Liangzhi
Wu, Hongchun
Source
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
The mixed oxide (MOX) fuel is one of the most important fuels for the advanced reactors in the future.
It is flexible to be applied either in the thermal reactor like pressurized water reactor (PWR) or in the fast reactor (FR).
This paper compares the two approaches from the view of fuel cost.
Two features are involved.
(1) The cost of electricity (COE) is investigated based on the simulation of realistic operation of a practical PWR power plant and a typical fast breeder reactor design.
(2) A new economic analysis model is established, considering the discount rate and the revenue of the reprocessed plutonium besides the traditional costs in the processes of fuel cycle.
The sensitivity of COE to the changing parameters is also analyzed.
The results show that, in the closed fuel cycle, the fuel cost of applying MOX fuels in the FBR is about 25% lower than that in the PWR at the current operating and fuel cycle level.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zheng, Youqi& Wu, Hongchun& Cao, Liangzhi& Jia, Shizhuang. 2012. Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zheng, Youqi…[et al.]. Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Zheng, Youqi& Wu, Hongchun& Cao, Liangzhi& Jia, Shizhuang. Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle. Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-491499