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PRO-X Fuel Cycle Transportation and Crosscutting Report: Avoidability Task

Crabtree, Lauren M.; Williams, Adam D.

As the frequency and quantities of nuclear material shipments escalate internationally to meet the increased demand for small modular (SMR) and advanced (AR) reactors, the risks and costs associated with shipping activities also likely to increase with them. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate possibilities for risk reduction via avoidability—or, avoiding or reducing the need for nuclear shipments, where possible, either by reducing the frequency or quantities of materials contained in shipments.

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PRO-X Fuel Cycle Transportation and Crosscutting Progress Report

Honnold, Philip; Crabtree, Lauren M.; Foulk, James W.; Williams, Adam D.; Finch, Robert; Cipiti, Benjamin B.; Ammerman, Douglas; Farnum, Cathy O.; Kalinina, Elena A.; Ruehl, Matthew; Hawthorne, Krista

The PRO-X program is actively supporting the design of nuclear systems by developing a framework to both optimize the fuel cycle infrastructure for advanced reactors (ARs) and minimize the potential for production of weapons-usable nuclear material. Three study topics are currently being investigated by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) with support from Argonne National Laboratories (ANL). This multi-lab collaboration is focused on three study topics which may offer proliferation resistance opportunities or advantages in the nuclear fuel cycle. These topics are: 1) Transportation Global Landscape, 2) Transportation Avoidability, and 3) Parallel Modular Systems vs Single Large System (Crosscutting Activity).

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