Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Items</td><td align="center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Length of cycle (EFPD)</td><td align="center">225</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Reactivity loss (Δk/k%)</td><td align="center">4.25</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Average burnup (GWd/tHM)</td><td align="center">105.19</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Max. burnup (GWd/tHM)</td><td align="center">113.13</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Mass of plutonium loading (ton)</td><td align="center">0.6</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Mass of discharged plutonium from blankets each cycle (ton)</td><td align="center">0.192</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Power fraction in the seed assemblies, BOC/EOC (%)</td><td align="center">96.62/93.78</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Axial power peak factor, BOC/EOC</td><td align="center">1.239/1.199</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Axial power peak factor, BOC/EOC</td><td align="center">1.197/1.197</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Max. linear power density (kw/m)</td><td align="center">38.9</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Conversion ratio, BOC/EOC</td><td align="center">1.09/1.137</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

The reactor core performance of FBR with MOX fuel loaded.

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Table 3

Table 3: Economic Evaluation on the MOX Fuel in the Closed Fuel Cycle 