Properties of fuels for minor actinides (MA: Np, Am, Cm) recycling are quite different from those of the current UO2 fuel for light water reactors. To handle MA-bearing fuels, specially designed facilities are needed. Fabrication technology and property measurements of MA-bearing fuels are made with advanced experimental facilities.



Fig. A research facility "TRU-HITEC" in NUCEF, where grams of americium (Am) can be handled.