Research Article
Transuranics Transmutation Using Neutrons Spectrum from Spallation Reactions
Table 1
Mass of each isotope of actinides in the fuel burned by a 1000 MWe PWR plant after 5 years cooling (adapted from [
22]).
| Radionuclide | Mass (kg) | Activity (Ci) |
| 234U | 3.14 | | 235U | | | 236U | | 7.22 | 237U | | | 238U | | 8.56 | Total | | | |
| 237Np | | | 239Np | | | Total | | | |
| 236Pu | | | 238Pu | 5.99 | | 239Pu | | | 240Pu | | | 241Pu | | | 242Pu | 9.65 | | Total | | | |
| 241Am | 1.32 | | 242mAm | | | 243Am | 2.48 | | Total | 3.81 | | |
| 242Cm | | | 243Cm | | | 244Cm | | | 245Cm | | 9.79 | 246Cm | | 1.92 | Total | 1.11 | |
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