MISSION AREAS

• Nuclear Weapons
• Energy Resources and Nonproliferation
  • Fuel and Water Systems
  • Nuclear Energy
    • National Technical and Policy Leadership
    • Key System Demonstrations
    • Nuclear Fuel Cycle Science
  • Global Security
  • Enabling Breakthrough Science & Discovery
• Defense Systems and Assessments
• Homeland Security
• Science, Technology, and Engineering

A one-twelfth scale model for training on the Monju nuclear fuel cycle has been set up to assess diversion risk on fuel handling activities at the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor.

Key System Demonstrations

A Demonstration of Advanced Transparency at the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor Model

Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) are working in cooperation to develop an advanced transparency framework capable of assessing diversion risk in support of overall plant transparency. The automation of new nuclear facilities requiring minimal manual operation provides an opportunity to utilize the abundance of process information for monitoring diversion risk. Using the process data inherent to the plant, we have developed a methodology for calculating the diversion risk of the plant based on a comparison of expected and observed operations. The one-twelfth scale model represents the actual fuel handling activities at the Monju Fast Breeder Reactor. The operational data for the model is similar in nature to the actual plant operational data.

Development of a closed nuclear fuel cycle transparency between supplier and user nations to enhance energy security and reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation worldwide.

Point of Contact:
Gary Rochau,
505-845-7543

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