Publikationsrepositorium - Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

There has been a recent revival of interest in Th-based fuel cycles, particularly for commercial Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR), motivated primarily by their potential to address concerns related to the proliferation potential, saving of natural uranium resources, and waste disposal of the conventional uranium fuel cycle. The objective of this talk is to provide an overview of some of the recent studies examining implementation scenarios, potential benefits and drawbacks associated with the use of Th-based fuels in current generation of PWRs.