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FUEL CYCLE CLOSURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Rationale for Fuel Cycle Closure. The fuel cycle closure in LWRs [light-water reactors] cannot be justified based on :-Economics of recycle,-Uranium resource savings,-Waste management solution. The fuel cycle closure can be justified only based on broader, longer-term perspectives :-Longer-term uranium resource utilization, namely fast reactors to realize the full energy potential.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

La fermeture du cycle de combustible de Phénix, avec retraitement du combustible et réemploi du plutonium, a démontré la faisabilité technique de ce concept.

Spanish

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