Scenario study on FBR cycle deployment

Ono, Kiyoshi ; Hirao, Kazunori; Ikegami, Tetsuo

Successful introduction scenarios into the practical application of FBR cycle have been investigated taking into account not only a domestic view point but also a worldwide view point. Considerations are paid on the discrimination between the influence factors that lead to the nuclear power introduction and those that lead to the FBR cycle introduction. The economic competitiveness is one of the most important factors along with the limitation for the CO release. Five major scenarios have been induced on view points of economy, reduction of radioactive waste, utilization of small scale FBRs, and Iimitation of uranium resource.