Fusion–fission hybrid systems for transmutation

CE Velasquez, C Pereira, MAF Veloso, AL Costa… - Journal of Fusion …, 2016 - Springer
Spent fuel reprocessed by UREX+ technique and spiked with thorium was submitted to a
neutron irradiation in two different fusion–fission systems. One based on magnetic …

EBSD characterization of pure and K-doped tungsten fibers annealed at different temperatures

L Tanure, D Terentyev, V Nikolić, J Riesch… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Electron Backscatter Diffraction was used to investigate the grain boundary
character and triple junction distributions as well as the microtexture on drawn pure and …

Study of an ADS loaded with thorium and reprocessed fuel

GP Barros, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - … and Technology of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerator‐driven systems (ADSs) are investigated for long‐lived fission product
transmutation and fuel regeneration. The aim of this paper is to investigate the nuclear fuel …

Layer thickness evaluation for transuranic transmutation in a fusion–fission system

CE Velasquez, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - Nuclear engineering and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Layer thickness for transuranic transmutation in a fusion–fission system was evaluated using
two different ways. In the first one, transmutation layer thicknesses were designed …

Modelling effects on axial neutron flux in a Tokamak device

CE Velasquez, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Using Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP5), three different Tokamak models using
different geometries were simulated, maintaining some basic parameters from the ITER …

Tritium breeder layer evaluation of fusion-fission hybrid system

RV A. Marques, M Saturnino, F Martins… - Fusion Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Lead-bismuth eutectic is used as a coolant for the fusion-fission hybrid system (FFS) based
on a tokamak that enhances the transmutation of transuranic nuclides. However, this coolant …

Transuranics transmutation using neutrons spectrum from spallation reactions

M Gilberti, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - … and Technology of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The aim is to analyse the neutron spectrum influence in a hybrid system ADS‐fission
inducing transuranics (TRUs) transmutation. A simple model consisting of an Accelerator …

Nuclear waste transmutation and tritium production in a fusion-driven hybrid reactor based on different reflectors

IZ Sani, M Mahdavi - Fusion Engineering and Design, 2020 - Elsevier
A comprehensive comparison neutronics calculation has been performed to investigate the
effect of different reflectors on the tritium production and transmutation of minor actinides in a …

A preliminary neutronic evaluation of the high temperature nuclear reactor (HTTR) using reprocessed fuel

RV Sousa, L Tanure, DF Costa, C Pereira… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR), a 30 MWth, graphite-
moderated, helium-cooled reactor constructed by the Japanese government was simulated …

Liquid metal coolants for fusion-fission hybrid system: A neutronic analysis

RVA Marques, CE Velasquez, C Pereira, MAF Veloso… - 2017 - inis.iaea.org
Based on a work already published by the UFMG Nuclear Engineering Department, it was
suggested to use different coolant materials in a fusion-fission system after a fuel burnup …