[3E01-07] MA-Zr Hydride

[3E05] Development of MA-Zr hydride for early realization of transmutation of nuclear wastes

(5) Research on availability and realizability for transmutation core with MA-Zr hydride (I)

*Koki Hibi¹, Kazuo Ikeda², Kunihiro Itoh², Kenji Konashi³ (1. MFBR, 2. NDC, 3. Tohoku Univ.)

Keywords:Minor actinide, Transmutation, Americium, Ziruconium hydride fuel

An advanced transmutation method with MA-Zr hydride is being studied to reduce environment burden due to nuclear wastes. The study shows that employing a target subassembly with (Am0.08, Zr0.92)H1.4 of a candidate composition gives a core with high availability and good realizability.