Table 19.11 Summary of scenario analysis
Scenario
Transmuter
Period (years)
a
Remaining Pu
Remaining MA
Repository
FR
ADS
Area (km
2
)
Toxicity (years)
b
Conventional
LWR-OT
–
–
–
350
80
3.9
100,000
LWR-PuT
–
–
–
260
100
3.3
70,000
Transmutation
FR
15
–
240
40
17/16
c
0.9
40,000
ADS
–
32
180
8
3/16
c
0.8
10,000
FR+ADS
11
9
240
20
8/16
c
0.8
20,000
a
Necessary period for transmutation after closing LWRs
b
Time to decay less than toxicity of corresponding uranium ore
c
Separated MA/vitrified MA
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