scholarly journals Report to the American Physical Society by the study group on nuclear fuel cycles and waste management

1978 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. S1-S176 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Charles Hebel ◽  
Eldon L. Christensen ◽  
Fred A. Donath ◽  
Warren E. Falconer ◽  
Leon J. Lidofsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
American Physical Society ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
American Physical ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

scholarly journals Comparison and Screening of NFC Options in View of Sustainable Performance and Waste Management

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Schwenk-Ferrero ◽  
Andrey Andrianov
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Is it true that the nuclear technology applied to electric energy generation offers a clean, safe, reliable and affordable i.e. sustainable alternative? Yes it is, but its impact on the environment strongly depends on the implementation bearing residual risks due to a human factor, technical failures or natural catastrophes. A full response is therefore difficult and can first be given when the wicked multi-disciplinary problems get well formulated and “solved”. These problems have multi-dimensional nature lying at the interface between: necessary R&D effort, the industrial deployment and the technology impact in view of the environmental sustainability including the management of produced hazardous waste. This enormous complexity indicates that just a description of the problem might represent a problem. The paper proposes a holistic approach to assess the nuclear energy systems potential with respect to sustainable performance applying Multi-criteria decision analysis with a suitable objective tree and a multi-level criteria structure and examines the trading-off techniques for ranking of the alternatives. The framework proposes a multi-criteria and multi-stakeholders treatment which can be used as a pre-decisional support towards an implementation of nuclear fuel cycles adapted to national preferences and priorities. Proposed approach addresses some aspects of the environmental footprint of nuclear energy systems. Advanced nuclear fuel cycles, previously investigated by the NEA/OECD expert group WASTEMAN, are analyzed as a case study. Sustainability facets of waste management, resource utilization and economics are in focus.

Generalized Approach to Comparative Assessment of the Effect of Radiation from Nuclear Fuel Cycles on Biota

Atomic Energy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. I. Spiridonov ◽  
R. M. Aleksakhin ◽  
E. V. Spirin
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Theoretical Insights on the Possible Applications of Amidoxime-Based Adsorbents in Neptunium and Plutonium Separation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Mei Chen ◽  
Congzhi Wang ◽  
Qunyan Wu ◽  
Jianhui Lan ◽  
Zhifang Chai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Efficient Separation ◽  
Plutonium Separation ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles

Efficient separation of neptunium and plutonium from spent nuclear fuel are essential for the advanced nuclear fuel cycles. At present, the development of effective actinide separation ligands has become a...

Modern Nuclear Fuel Cycles

2018 ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
James S. Tulenko
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cycles ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Cycles
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