Analyzing Design Considerations for Disassembly of Spent Nuclear Fuel during Head-End Process of Pyroprocessing

Table 1

Comparison of the disassembling technology in the head-end processing.

Country	Purpose	Dismantling method	Advantage	Disadvantage
Korea (KAERI)	Head-end for pyroprocessing	Wheel cutting	Cutting section good	Small amount processing
France (La Hague plant)	Commercial LWR fuel reprocessing	Mechanical shearing	Mass processing	Shearing section deformation
USA (INL EBR-II)	EBR-II spent fuel reprocessing	Punch press	Mass processing	Shearing section deformation
Japan (JAEA)	FBR spent fuel reprocessing	Laser	Mass processing	Fuel damage