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Figure 1(b) shows the cases for the comparison of sodium and lead. It is found that the lead<br />

coolant reduces the neutron flux in MeV energy region, which is caused by inelastic scattering of lead.<br />

Neutron hardening by lead coolant seems smaller than that obtained by nitride fuel. In addition, the<br />

differences of reactor size, design parameters as well as the design philosophy do not drive any<br />

significant change on the neutron spectrum. It is possible to say that the fuel and coolant types mainly<br />

determine the neutron spectrum.<br />

Carbon dioxide makes the neutron spectrum harder compared with sodium (Figure 1(c)). The<br />

comparison also shows that the difference of design parameters in the two Na-MOX cores does not<br />

alter the neutron spectrum so much.<br />

3. Results and discussion<br />

3.1 MA transmutation properties<br />

The results of calculation for MA transmutation characteristics are indicated in Figure 2 below.<br />

Figure 2. Comparison of MA transmutation properties (LWR discharged MA)<br />

(a) Oxide fuel vs. nitride and metal fuels<br />

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