Table 2.

Comparison of major long-lived high-level radionuclides and some transuranic elements produced by BLESS-D and PWR.

Nuclide Half-life/Year BLESS-D/(g/tHM) PWR/(g/tHM) Mass ratioa
234U 2.44 × 105 17.11 150.12 0.11
237Np 2.14 × 106 272.87 436.73 0.62
238Pu 87.78 16.63 145.62 0.11
239Pu 2.41 × 104 18699.9 5470.21 3.42
240Pu 6550.32 463.52 2231.29 0.21
241Pu 14.41 14.44 956.23 1.15 × 10−2
242Pu 3.72 × 105 0.23 485.73 4.74× 10−4
241Am 432.58 0.64 296.13 2.16× 10−3
242Am 142.31 1.91 × 10−3 3.92× 10−2 4.87× 10−2
243Am 7370.24 2.53 × 10−3 83.8 3.02 × 10−5
243Cm 28.5 0.00 0.43 0.00
244Cm 18.12 0.00 21.91 0.00
245Cm 8500.00 0.00 0.80 0.00
93Zr 1.52 × 106 830.41 735.86 1.13
99Tc 2.07 × 105 855.13 841.12 1.02
129I 1.57 × 107 167.38 229.31 0.73
137Cs 30.08 1235.57 1235.22 1.0
151Sm 92.91 91.12 45.92 1.98

aMass ratio-BLESS-D/PWR.

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