Objective THE OBJECTIVE IS AN ASSESSMENT OF THORIUM CYCLES IN THE CONTEXT OF LIMITATION OF NUCLEAR WASTE PRODUCTION AND OF PROSPECTIVES FOR WASTE BURNING. THE MAJOR CYCLE STEPS HAVE TO BE REVIEWED, FOCUSED ON THE EUROPEAN SITUATION WITH THORIUM FUELLED PWRs AND FRs AS CANDIDATE REACTORS. FOR ONE THORIUM FUELLED HYBRID SYSTEM THE FUEL CYCLE ASPECTS WILL BE CONSIDERED, WITH EMPHASIS TO THE RADIOTOXICITY OF FUEL INVENTORY AND WASTE PRODUCTION. THE WORK CONSISTS OF WORK PACKAGES WITH RESPECT TO THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: * RADIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MINING * (RE)FABRICATION ASPECTS OF THORIUM BASED FUELS * REACTOR ASSESSMENTS ON PWRs WITH REDUCED ACTINIDE PRODUCTION,ON PWRs AS THORIUM-BASED TRU BURNER, ON FAST REACTORS WITH THORIUM FUEL AND ON ONE ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEM WITH THORIUM FUEL * REPROCESSING OF THORIUM FUEL * RESIDUAL RISKS OF LONG-TERM DISPOSAL * TECHNICAL ISSUES RELATED TO NON-PROLIFERATION FOR EACH WORK PACKAGE THE RESULTS WILL BE REPORTED, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE STATE OF THE ART AND PROSPECTIVES AND PROBLEMS TO BE ENVISAGED. PARTNERS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROJECT, ARE: ECN, IN2P3, KFA, CEA, CEC-JRC-ITU, BN AND ENEA. IF THORIUM CAN BE APPLIED AT NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION, IT CAN RESULT IN A LARGE REDUCTION OF REQUIRED NATURAL URANIUM, THUS REDUCING THE WORKERS RISKS AND THE AMOUNT OF MINING WASTES AND ENRICHMENT TAILINGS. WHEN THORIUM FUEL REPROCESSING IS ADOPTED, THEN THE NUCLEAR WASTE VOLUME AND THE LONG-TERM RADIOTOXICITY AND RESIDUAL RISK IN WASTE REPOSITORIES CAN BE DECREASED. REDUCTION OF LONG-LIVED WASTE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DISCUSSION ON PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION. Programme(s) EAEC-NFS 2 - Specific research and training programme in the field of nuclear safety and safeguards, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 010201 - Strategy studies Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Netherlands Energy Research Foundation EU contribution No data Address 3,Westerduinweg 1755 LE Petten Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Belgonucléaire SA Belgium EU contribution No data Address 4,Avenue Ariane 1200 Bruxelles See on map Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Rue Georges Clémenceau Université de Paris-Sud 15 91406 ORSAY See on map Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Germany EU contribution No data Address Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 76125 KARLSRUHE See on map Total cost No data Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA) France EU contribution No data Address Centre d'Études de Cadarache Sere-Ders 13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance See on map Total cost No data ENEA - Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente Italy EU contribution No data Address 301,Via Anguillarese 301 00060 Roma - Santa Maria di Galeria See on map Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße 52425 Juelich See on map Total cost No data
