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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 470, 2023
IVth International Conference “Energy Systems Research” (ESR-2023)
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| Article Number | 01028 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202347001028 | |
| Published online | 21 December 2023 | |
Advanced fusion technology in a future nuclear energy system
National Research Center "Kurchatov Institute,” 1 Academician Kurchatov Sq., Moscow, 123082, Russia
* Corresponding author: Kuzenkova_DS@nrcki.ru
The paper is concerned with an alternative to the existing concept of expanding the nuclear energy fuel resources in terms of fissile isotopes by producing 233U from 232Th in fusion reactor blankets. The new concept offers several advantages, including a substantial decrease in the risks of environmental pollution due to the low radioactivity of the recycled fuel. The study focuses on several scenarios for the development and use of a new fissile isotope in thermal neutron spectrum reactors (pressurized water reactors) and demonstrates the possibility of closing the fuel cycle in a system of thermal reactors with a fusion neutron source using heavy nuclei.
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