Fuel-cycle material flow sheets

It must be noted, however, that operation of the flow sheet of Fig, 3.32 requires 504.96 kg of plutonium from the flow sheet of Fig. 3.31, which would have to be provided by (1000 MWeX504.96/243.5) = 2074 MWe of uranium-fueled LWR capacity, a total of 3074 MWe. Considering this self-contained reactor system, the specific annual consumption of Ug Og would be 

Because Fig. 3.31 without plutonium recycle shows a specific uranium consumption of 439.2 lb UgOg/(MWe year), plutonium recycle reduces UgOg demand by 27 percent. 

Thermol Efficiency 0.325 Exposure Time 110 O d Burnup 33,000 MWd/MT Capacity Fbclor 0.80 

Conversion of Natural / U Recycle Conversion of Uronyl Nitrate Recycle Reprocessing  

362 kgArn-24T Exposure Time 1100 d Bumup 33,000 MWd/MT Capacity Factor 0.80 

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Figure 3. Equilibrium material balance flow sheet for reference HTGR at C/Th = 200 using TRISO/TRISO fuel with a 3-year cycle. (After Ref. 4.)...

Figure 3.25 is a schematic flow sheet for lot 2A fuel cycle. This shows the fuel-cycle steps to be considered and defines notation for the material and service quantities involved in each step, the total cost or credit associated with each step, and the timing of all transactions (dashed arrows). 

Figure 3.25 Schematic flow sheet for lot 2A fuel cycle, showing material and service quantities and timing of transactions.

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