Converting Maturing Nuclear Sites to Integrated Power Production Islands

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="519538.fig.005a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2011/519538/figures/519538.fig.005a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Nonprocessed fuel</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="519538.fig.005b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2011/519538/figures/519538.fig.005b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Reprocessing rate</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="519538.fig.005c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2011/519538/figures/519538.fig.005c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>TRU fuel reservoir</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="519538.fig.005d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2011/519538/figures/519538.fig.005d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>Increased processing rate of 103 MT/yr</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Conversion to four thermal, two fast spectrum plants (BR = 0.5, increased to 0.55 and then 0.5).</table>

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Figure 5: Converting Maturing Nuclear Sites to Integrated Power Production Islands 