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GEN-IV Reactors

Author : Taek K. Kim

Published in: Nuclear Energy

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Breeding ratio
Ratio of fission atom production to fissile atom destruction during a certain time interval in a nuclear system.
Closed fuel cycle (full recycle)
One of the nuclear fuel cycle options, in which all actinides in the used nuclear fuel are separated and recycled to reduce the radiotoxicity of a geological repository while enhancing uranium utilization.
Energy sustainability
Ability to meet the energy needs of the present generation while enhancing the ability of the future generation. In GEN-IV, the sustainability is measured by utilization of uranium resource without creating any weakness in economics and environmental goals.
GFR
Gas-cooled Fast Reactor, which features a fast reactor and closed fuel cycle.
GIF
Generation IV international forum, which is a cooperative international endeavor organized to carry out the R&D needed to establish the feasibility and performance capabilities of GEN-IV nuclear systems.
LFR
Lead-cooled Fast Reactor, which features a fast reactor and closed fuel cycle.
MSR
Molten Salt Reactor, which features thermal, epithermal, or fast reactor and closed fuel cycle.
Open fuel cycle (once-through cycle)
One of the nuclear fuel cycle options, in which the used nuclear fuel discharged from a nuclear system is stored for some period of time and disposed in a geological repository isolating from environment.
Pyroprocessing
The complete set of operations developed in USA. Integral Fast Reactor program based on the pyrometallurgical and electrochemical processes for recovering actinide elements from the used nuclear fuel and recycling them.
SCWR
Supercritical-water-cooled reactor, which features either thermal or fast reactor and open or closed fuel cycle.
SFR
Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor, which features a fast reactor and closed fuel cycle.
Uranium utilization
Ratio of uranium mass used in a nuclear system for energy generation to the uranium mass required by the nuclear system in a nuclear fuel cycle option.
VHTR
Very-High-Temperature Reactor, which features a thermal reactor and open fuel cycle.
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Metadata
Title
GEN-IV Reactors
Author
Taek K. Kim
Copyright Year
2018
Publisher
Springer New York
Book
Nuclear Energy

Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-6617-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4939-6618-9

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6618-9_30