A Critical Review of the Recent Improvements in Minimizing Nuclear Waste by Innovative Gas-Cooled Reactors

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"></td><td align="center">Plate-type</td><td align="center">CP-bed</td><td align="center">Pebble-bed</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Fuel (HM oxide or carbide) % vol.</td><td align="center">24.5</td><td align="center">9.5</td><td align="center">15</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Coolant % vol.</td><td align="center">55</td><td align="center">74</td><td align="center">39</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Structural mat. % vol.</td><td align="center">20.5</td><td align="center">16.5</td><td align="center">46</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

 Volumetric percentages of the materials in
the core concepts analyzed.

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Table 6: A Critical Review of the Recent Improvements in Minimizing Nuclear Waste by Innovative Gas-Cooled Reactors 