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Trends towards Sustainability in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Executive Summary

Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Climate change Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 16 January 2012
NEA Document
Curium Management Studies in France, Japan and USA
NEA/NSC/WPFC/DOC(2012)2
English Nuclear fuel WPFC United States EGFRC Fuel studies France Nuclear science Japan NSC Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 4 January 2012
Publications and Reports
Trends towards Sustainability in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being tak...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 21 December 2011
Publications and Reports
Les déchets radioactifs - Mise en perspective

Chaque année on produit de grandes quantités de déchets dangereux, mais seule une faible proportion est constituée de déchets radioactifs. Si, globalement, on a trouvé des solutions satisfaisantes po...

Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management French Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 22 April 2011
Publications and Reports
Radioactive Waste in Perspective

Large volumes of hazardous wastes are produced each year, however only a small proportion of them are radioactive. While disposal options for hazardous wastes are generally well established, some typ...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 16 September 2010
Publications and Reports
National Programmes in Chemical Partitioning

Many countries have been performing a wide range of research on the partitioning and transmutation (P&T) of minor actinides and fission products. The aim is to provide greater flexibility in terms of...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC United States EGFRC Fuel studies France Nuclear science Czech Republic Spain Italy Russia Japan United Kingdom Korea Minor actinides NSC Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 10 March 2010
Publications and Reports
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Synergies and Regional Scenarios for Europe

Regional strategies can provide a useful framework for implementing innovative nuclear fuel cycles. The appropriate sharing of efforts and facilities among different countries is necessary in today’s...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC Europe Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 27 September 2009
Publications and Reports
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Transition Scenario Studies

Future nuclear fuel cycles could effectively address radioactive waste issues with the implementation of partitioning and transmutation (P&T). Previous studies have defined the infrastructure require...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 3 February 2009
Publications and Reports
Stockage définitif des déchets de haute activité : calendrier de mise en œuvre

Cette étude met en évidence les facteurs clés affectant le calendrier du stockage définitif des déchets radioactifs de haute activité. Elle analyse comment l'acceptation sociale, la robustesse techni...

Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management French Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 14 August 2008
Publications and Reports
Timing of High-level Waste Disposal

This study identifies key factors influencing the timing of high-level waste (HLW) disposal and examines how social acceptability, technical soundness, environmental responsibility and economic feasi...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 15 May 2008
Publications and Reports
Gestion des matières fissiles et fertiles recyclables

L'intérêt pour l'énergie nucléaire va croissant dans de nombreux pays en raison de sa capacité d'accroître la sécurité d'approvisionnement énergétique et de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de se...

Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management French Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 13 June 2007
Publications and Reports
Handbook on Lead-bismuth Eutectic Alloy and Lead Properties, Materials Compatibility, Thermal-hydraulics and Technologies – 2007 Edition

As part of the development of advanced nuclear systems, including accelerator-driven systems (ADS) proposed for high-level radioactive waste transmutation and generation IV reactors, heavy liquid met...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC EGLM Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 31 May 2007
Publications and Reports
Management of Recyclable Fissile and Fertile Materials

Interest in nuclear energy continues to grow in many countries as a means to ensure security of energy supply and to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. In this context, recyclable ...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 27 April 2007
Publications and Reports
Very High Burn-ups in Light Water Reactors

Average fuel burn-up in light water reactors (LWRs) has steadily increased with time as technological advances have been made. The practical limit is currently in the region of 50 GWd/t. The main dri...

English Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Fuel studies Nuclear science Light water reactors Reactor physics …
Published date: 22 August 2006
Publications and Reports
Cycles du combustible nucléaire avancés et gestion des déchets radioactifs

Cette étude analyse différents cycles du combustible nucléaire avancés du point de vue de leur impact sur la gestion des déchets radioactifs. Elle examine divers cycles et illustre les différences en...

Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management French Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 4 August 2006
Publications and Reports
La R-D en France sur la séparation et la transmutation des radionucléides à vie longue

Pour une grande partie de la classe politique et de la population, la très longue durée de vie de certains radionucléides contenus dans les déchets radioactifs pose un problème difficile pour le stoc...

Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management French Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 29 May 2006
Publications and Reports
Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Radioactive Waste Management

This study analyses a range of advanced nuclear fuel cycle options from the perspective of their effect on radioactive waste management policies. It presents various fuel cycle options which illustra...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 26 May 2006
Publications and Reports
Accelerator-driven Systems (ADS) and Fast Reactors (FR) in Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles

The long-term hazard of radioactive waste arising from nuclear energy production is a matter of continued discussion and public concern in many countries. Through partitioning and transmutation (P&T)...

English Nuclear fuel Nuclear technology Fast reactor Fuel cycle technology Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 7 May 2002
Publications and Reports
Trends in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Economic, Environmental and Social Aspects

The role of nuclear energy in a sustainable development context has multiple facets, a significant number of which relate to the nuclear fuel cycle. This report provides a description of the developm...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 1 January 2002
Publications and Reports
Management of Depleted Uranium

Large stocks of depleted uranium have arisen as a result of enrichment operations, especially in the United States and the Russian Federation. Countries with depleted uranium stocks are interested in...

English Nuclear fuel TNFC Radioactive waste management Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 22 August 2001