Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle
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 f...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-471b3f8284284121a6278e43bb07d17c2025-02-03T01:31:24ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832012-01-01201210.1155/2012/698019698019Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel CycleYouqi Zheng0Hongchun Wu1Liangzhi Cao2Shizhuang Jia3School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, ChinaSchool of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, ChinaThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/698019 |
| spellingShingle | Youqi Zheng Hongchun Wu Liangzhi Cao Shizhuang Jia Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations |
| title | Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle |
| title_full | Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle |
| title_fullStr | Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle |
| title_short | Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle |
| title_sort | economic evaluation on the mox fuel in the closed fuel cycle |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/698019 |
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