Converting Maturing Nuclear Sites to Integrated Power Production Islands

Figure 1

Site conversion from two thermal to two fast spectrum plants (BR = 0.5).

(a) Thermal reactor spent fuel inventory

(b) Time history of TRU reservoir

(c) TRU reservoir with modified increase in breeding ratio

(d) Time history of the reprocessing

(e) Reprocessing rates needed for continued thermal plant operation

(f) Effect of reducing reprocessing plant size