…This is called plu-thermal utilization. “Plu” is short for plutonium, and “thermal” is so named because light water reactors use thermal neutrons, not fast neutrons like fast breeder reactors. If not only Pu but also U in the spent fuel is recovered and reused, the conservation effect of natural uranium can be increased to about 25 to 30%. … *Some terminology explanations that mention "thermal neutron" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…このことをプル・サーマル利用という。プルとはプルトニウムの略で,サーマルとは,軽水炉が高速増殖炉のように高速中性子ではなく熱中性子thermal neutronを利用しているためにそうよばれる。Puばかりでなく使用済燃料中のUも回収・再利用すれば,天然ウランの節約効果は25~30%程度まで向上する。… ※「thermal neutron」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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