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Modelling of the reactor cycle cost for thorium-fuelled PWR and environmental aspects of a nuclear fuel cycle / Mikołaj OETTINGEN // Geology, Geophysics & Environment / Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie ; ISSN 2299-8004. — Tytuł poprz.: Geologia : kwartalnik Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie ; ISSN: 0138-0974. — 2019 — vol. 45 no. 3, s. 207–217. — Bibliogr. s. 217, Abstr. — Publikacja dostępna online od: 2019-10-29
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| ID BaDAP | 126015 |
|---|---|
| Data dodania do BaDAP | 2019-12-03 |
| Tekst źródłowy | URL |
| DOI | 10.7494/geol.2019.45.3.207 |
| Rok publikacji | 2019 |
| Typ publikacji | artykuł w czasopiśmie |
| Otwarty dostęp |  |
| Creative Commons | |
| Czasopismo/seria | Geology, Geophysics & Environment |
Abstract
The paper presents the methodology applied to the cost modelling of the uranium-thorium nuclear re-actor cycle for PWR reactors as well as brief introduction to the environmental impact of the nuclear fuel cycle. The reactor core contains seed uranium fuel and blanket thorium fuel. In such a cycle, energy is produced in the fission of 235U included in the fresh fuel and in the fission of 233U bread from the fertile 232Th. A modified method-ology developed by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency was used for the reactor cycle cost modelling. The method is based on the levelized lifetime cost methodology for a reactor cycle, which is directly related to the heavy metal mass balance. Contrary to the case of uranium-fuelled nuclear reactors, the cost modelling includes the addition-al cash flow for thorium fuel. The abundance of thorium in the Earth’s crust is about 3–5 times larger than that of uranium, which suggests its promising potential as a nuclear fuel. However, this needs to be proved economically.
