Title of article :
Spentfuelreprocessing:AvitallinkinIndiannuclearpowerprogramOriginalResearchArticle
Author/Authors :
P.K.Dey، نويسنده , , N.K.Bansal، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Abstract :
ThesuccessofthethreestageIndiannuclearenergyprogramisinter-linkedwiththeestablishmentofanefficientclosedfuelcycleapproachwithrecyclingofbothfissileandfertilecomponentsofthespentfueltoappropriatereactorsystems.TheIndianreprocessingjourneywasstartedwaybackin1964withthecommissioningofaplantbasedonPUREXtechnologytoreprocessaluminumcladnaturaluraniumspentfuelfromtheresearchreactorCIRUS.Afterachievingthebasicskills,apowerreactorreprocessingfacilitywasbuilttoreprocessspentfuelfrompowerreactors.Adequatedesignandoperatingexperiencewasgainedfromthesetwoplantsformasteringthereprocessingtechnology.Thefirstplant,beingthemaidenventure,basedonindigenoustechnologyhadtoundergomanymodificationsduringitsoperationandfinallyneededrefurbishmentforcontinuedoperation.Decommissioninganddecontaminationofthisplantwascarriedoutmeticulouslytoallowunrestrictedaccesstothecellsforfreshinstallation.Athirdplantwasbuiltforpowerreactorspentfuelreprocessingtoserveasadesignstandardforfutureplantswiththeinvolvementofindustry.Overtheyears,spentfuelreprocessingbasedonPUREXtechnologyhasreachedamaturedstatusandcanbesafelydeployedtomeettheadditionalreprocessingrequirementstocatertotheexpandingnuclearenergyprogram.Sidebysidewiththedevelopmentsinthespentnaturaluraniumfuelreprocessing,irradiatedthoriareprocessingisalsoperusedtodevelopTHOREXintoarobustprocess.Theadditionalchallengesinthisdomainarebeingaddressedtoevolveappropriatetechnologicalsolutions.Advancementsinthefieldofscienceandtechnologyarebeingabsorbedtomeetthechallengesofhigherrecoverycombinedwithreducedexposureandenvironmentaldischarges.
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
Journal title :
Nuclear Engineering and Design Eslah
