This project was completed in a period of two months (August and September, 2001) and for a budget of 27K. Highlights of the accomplishments are listed as follow: Compilation of available information on advanced fuels, their compositions and designs for various reactor coolants, in previous, existing and future reactors and concepts. Evaluation of LLNL's ceramification process for modification to manufacture advanced fuel pellets (MOX), and inert matrix fuel for plutonium annihilation.

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... n of a cost analysis of modifying LLNL's existing ceramics fabrication capability for advanced fuel fabrication. Acquisition of computational and analysis codes and methods, enhancing LLNL's nuclear fuel/reactor design and material analysis capabilitȳ Evaluation of the advanced fuels and their associated fuel cycle (which consists of the front-end manufacturing, reactors, and the back-end processing and disposal) from the non-proliferation and waste management perspectives. -5-3.