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Figure II.17 Radiotoxicity balances<br />

Waste inventory<br />

compared with R1 (-)<br />

1.2<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

R2<br />

R3<br />

RP1-1<br />

RP1-2<br />

RP2<br />

0.0<br />

10 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7<br />

2.5<br />

Time after end of scenario (year)<br />

Cycle inventory<br />

compared with R1 (-)<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.5<br />

R2<br />

R3<br />

RP1-1<br />

RP1-2<br />

RP2<br />

0.0<br />

10 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7<br />

Time after end of scenario (year)<br />

3.2.2.1 MOX-fuelled FBR [161]<br />

Production of minor actinides<br />

Minor actinides are produced in the cores of fission reactor (light water reactor and fast<br />

reactor) by the neutron absorption and decay reactions. In particular, almost all 241 Am is generated<br />

during spent fuel cooling by the β-decay of 241 Pu. A 1 000 MWe-LWR operating for a year discharges<br />

24 tons of spent fuel containing 22.6 tons of uranium, 1 120 kg FPs, 250 kg Pu, and 20 kg MAs.<br />

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