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Guerin, Yannick; Guillet, Jean-Luc; Ballagny, Alain; Bonin, Bernard; Brachet, Jean-Christophe; Delpech, Marc; Dubois, Sylvie; Ducros, Gerard; Ferry, Cecile; Freyss, Michel; Gilbon, Didier; Grouiller, Jean-Paul; Iracane, Daniel; Lansiart, Sylvie; Lemoine, Patrick; Lenain, Richard; Marsault, Philippe; Michel, Bruno; Noirot, Jean; Parrat, Daniel; Pelletier, Michel; Perrais, Christophe; Phelip, Mayeul; Pillon, Sylvie; Poinssot, Christophe; Vallory, Joelle; Valot, Carole; Vallee, Alain; Dozol, Martine; Lecomte, Mickael; Bouquin, Bernard; Beauvy, Michel; Berthoud, Georges; Defranceschi, Mireille; Guerin, Yannick; Limoge, Yves; Madic, Charles; Santarini, Gerard; Seiler, Jean-Marie; Sollogoub, Pierre; Vernaz, Etienne
Commissariat a l'energie atomique - CEA, Direction de l'energie nucleaire - DEN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France); Groupe Moniteur (France)2008
Commissariat a l'energie atomique - CEA, Direction de l'energie nucleaire - DEN, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex (France); Groupe Moniteur (France)2008
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[en] Fuel is one of the essential components in a nuclear reactor. It is within that fuel that nuclear reactions take place, i.e. fission of heavy atoms, uranium and plutonium. Fuel is at the core of the reactor, but equally at the core of the nuclear system as a whole. Fuel design and properties influence reactor behaviour, performance, and safety. Even though it only accounts for a small part of the cost per kilowatt-hour of power provided by current nuclear power plants, good utilization of fuel is a major economic issue. Major advances have yet to be achieved, to ensure longer in-reactor dwell-time, thus enabling fuel to yield more energy, and improve ruggedness. Aside from economics, and safety, such strategic issues as use of plutonium, conservation of resources, and nuclear waste management have to be addressed, and true technological challenges arise. This monograph surveys current knowledge regarding in-reactor behaviour, operating limits, and avenues for R and D. It also provides illustrations of ongoing research work, setting out a few noteworthy results recently achieved
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?Le combustible est un des elements essentiels d'un reacteur nucleaire. En son sein ont lieu les reactions nucleaires de fission des atomes lourds, uranium et plutonium. Il est au coeur du reacteur, mais egalement au coeur du systeme nucleaire dans son ensemble. Sa conception et ses proprietes influent sur le comportement du reacteur, ses performances et sa surete. Meme s'il rentre assez faiblement dans le cout du kilowatt.heure produit par les centrales nucleaires actuelles, sa bonne utilisation represente un enjeu economique important. De grands progres restent a accomplir pour augmenter son temps de sejour en reacteur, fournir davantage d'energie et ameliorer sa robustesse. Au-dela de l'economie et de la surete, des questions aussi strategiques que l'utilisation du plutonium, la preservation des ressources et la gestion des dechets nucleaires se posent, et de veritables defis technologiques surgissent. Cette monographie resume les connaissances actuelles sur le combustible nucleaire, son comportement en reacteur, ses limites d'utilisation et ses pistes de R et D. Elle illustre egalement les recherches en cours en presentant quelques resultats marquants obtenus recemmentOriginal Title
Les combustibles nucleaires
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2008; 296 p; ISBN 978-2-281-11325-9; ; ISBN 978-2-281-11345-7; ; Available from the INIS Liaison Officer for France, see the INIS website for current contact and E-mail addresses
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BWR TYPE REACTORS, CERAMICS, FBR TYPE REACTORS, FISSION PRODUCTS, FUEL ASSEMBLIES, FUEL CYCLE, FUEL ELEMENTS, FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS, FUEL MANAGEMENT, FUEL PARTICLES, FUEL-CLADDING INTERACTIONS, GAS COOLED REACTORS, NUCLEAR FUELS, PWR TYPE REACTORS, REACTOR ACCIDENTS, RESEARCH REACTORS, TRANSMUTATION
ACCIDENTS, BREEDER REACTORS, ENERGY SOURCES, ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS, EPITHERMAL REACTORS, FAST REACTORS, FUELS, ISOTOPES, MANAGEMENT, MATERIALS, NUCLEAR FACILITIES, NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, POWER REACTORS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, REACTOR COMPONENTS, REACTOR MATERIALS, REACTORS, RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS, THERMAL REACTORS, WATER COOLED REACTORS, WATER MODERATED REACTORS
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