Deployable nuclear fleet based on available quantities of uranium and reactor types – the case of fast reactors started up with enriched uranium

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Table 2

²³⁵U requirements.

	Unit	EPR-type PWR^{^a}	U5-FR [6]
²³⁵U enrichment	%	4.9	14.4
Mass of ²³⁵U in core	Tonnes of ²³⁵U/GWe	3.9	8
Reloading	Tonnes of ²³⁵U/GWe/year	0.78	1.4^{^b}

We chose the characteristics of the EPR for comparison with an SR (assumptions may differ in relation to Ref. [6]). The figures are given in relation to an equilibrium cycle.

For the first 5 reloads of an U5-FR. The U5 enrichment is given for the first core: it constantly decreases as the U5-FR becomes a Pu-FR.

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