COMMERCIAL MOX FUEL PRODUCTION - THE CHALLENGE

The Paper outlines the design of the Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP). This plant is being designed and constructed by BNFL as a highly automated MOX fabrication facility with capability to manufacture PWR and BWR fu el assemblies. Additionally, it will be possible to make pellets for o ther reactor types (e.g. Fast Reactor and AGR). The design philosophie s incorporated to achieve the stringent safety standards for modern nu clear plant design are identified.