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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
NEA Document
Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Flowsheet
NEA/NSC/WPFC/DOC(2012)15

Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Flowsheet

English Nuclear fuel WPFC EGFRC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Spent fuel Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 12 June 2012
Publications and Reports
State-of-the-art Report on Innovative Fuels for Advanced Nuclear Systems

Development of innovative fuels such as homogeneous and heterogeneous fuels, ADS fuels, and oxide, metal, nitride and carbide fuels is an important stage in the implementation process of advanced nuc...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGIF Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 12 December 2014
Publications and Reports
State-of-the-art Report on the Progress of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Chemistry

The implementation of advanced nuclear systems requires that new technologies associated with the back end of the fuel cycle are developed. The separation of minor actinides from other fuel component...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Chemistry Liquid metal reactors Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 19 March 2018
Publications and Reports
Status Report on Structural Materials for Advanced Nuclear Systems

Materials performance is critical to the safe and economic operation of any nuclear system. As the international community pursues the development of Generation IV reactor concepts and accelerator-dr...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGISM Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 21 October 2013
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
News
Sustaining experimental capacities for safety, industry and science

An expert roundtable discussion was held on 20 April 2021 to launch the NEA Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES).

Nuclear fuel Materials science FIDES Future research needs Accident tolerant fuels …
Published date: 23 April 2021
NEA Document
The Effects of the Uncertainty of Input Parameters on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Scenario Studies
NEA/NSC/R(2016)4
English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 10 November 2016
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
Transition Towards a Sustainable Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Future fuel cycle characteristics, feasibility and acceptability will be crucial for the continued development of nuclear energy, especially in the post-Fukushima context. Fuel cycle choices have bot...

English Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 18 July 2013
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
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
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
Publications and Reports
Vers un cycle du combustible nucléaire durable : Évolution et tendances

L'intérêt porté au développement de l'énergie nucléaire pour satisfaire une demande croissante d'énergie et faire face au changement climatique conduit à s'intéresser de plus près au cycle du combust...

Nuclear fuel TNFC French Sustainable development Nuclear economics Nuclear technology Social science Nuclear fuel cycle …
Published date: 31 December 2013
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
Activity
Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS)

The main mission of the Working Group on Fuel Safety (WGFS) is to advance the current understanding and address cross-cutting issues related to fuel behaviour in accident conditions, including work o...

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel Fuel studies WGAMA WGFCS Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety WGFS …
Published date: 19 July 2022
Activity
Working Group on Fuel Safety Margins (WGFSM)

This working group's objective was to advance the current understanding and to address safety issues related to fuel safety margins, in particular to systematically assess the technical basis for cur...

Fuel in nuclear safety Nuclear fuel WGFCS Fuel cycle facility safety Nuclear safety research CSNI Safety WGFS …
Published date: 29 April 2020
Activity
Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS)

The Working Party on Scientific Issues and Uncertainty Analysis of Reactor Systems (WPRS) studies the reactor physics, fuel performance, and radiation transport and shielding in present and future nu...

Nuclear fuel Reactor physics Multi-physics simulations Fuel studies Light water reactors Thermal hydraulics WPRS Pressurised heavy water reactors Reactor physics Multiphysics …
Published date: 2 August 2022
Activity
Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC)

The Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) studies advanced nuclear fuel cycles, including fuel cycle scenarios, innovative fuels and materials, separation chemistry, waste...

Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science Liquid metal reactors Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 24 February 2022
Activity
WPFC Expert Group on Advanced Fuel Cycle Scenarios (EGAFCS)

Under the guidance of the  Working Party on Scientific Issues of Advanced Fuel Cycles (WPFC) , the Expert Group on Advanced Fuel Cycle Scenarios (EGAFCS) studies the needs associated with the transit...

Nuclear fuel WPFC Fuel studies NSC Nuclear science EGAFCS Partitioning and transmutation Fuel cycle physics and chemistry …
Published date: 15 October 2021