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Materials Balance Comparison of Growth Paths for Nuclear Power in the Twenty-First Century

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The results of comparative calculations of material balances are presented for two concepts for the growth of nuclear power in the 21st century. The concepts of growth on the basis of fast reactors without expanded breeding of fuel and the conventional concept with a two-component structure of nuclear power growth are examined. The advantages of the conventional concept, capable of producing substantial savings of natural uranium and/or making it possible to increase substantially the installed capacities of nuclear power plants, are demonstrated.

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  1. Russian Science Center Kurchatov Institute, Russia

    N. N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi, P. N. Alekseev, V. D. Davidenko, S. A. Subbotin & V. F. Tsibul'skii

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Ponomarev-Stepnoi, N.N., Alekseev, P.N., Davidenko, V.D. et al. Materials Balance Comparison of Growth Paths for Nuclear Power in the Twenty-First Century. Atomic Energy 91, 859–876 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014245804724

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