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NON RETRAITEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2009-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

A 1982 report prepared by a CEA nuclear engineer for the Superior Council for Nuclear Safety (Conseil Supérieur de la Sûreté Nucléaire or CSSN, then a consultative body for the French government) concluded ... that "interim storage (40 to 100 years, or more) of light water reactor spent fuel followed by geological disposal (non-reprocessing option) is infinitely less costly than the reprocessing options."

Key term(s)
  • non reprocessing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Key term(s)
  • non retraitement

Spanish

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