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A First Step towards Zero Nuclear Waste—Advanced Strategic Thinking in Light of iMAGINE

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العنوان: A First Step towards Zero Nuclear Waste—Advanced Strategic Thinking in Light of iMAGINE
المؤلفون: Bruno Merk, Anna Detkina, Dzianis Litskevich, Maulik Patel, Omid Noori-kalkhoran, Gregory Cartland-Glover, Olga Efremova, Mark Bankhead, Claude Degueldre
المصدر: Energies, Vol 15, Iss 19, p 7209 (2022)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Technology
مصطلحات موضوعية: nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear waste, final disposal, nuclear reactors, reactor physics, Technology
الوصف: Traditionally, there has been a gap between reactor operation and the consideration of nuclear waste in the final disposal. Fuel is produced, and fuel must be disposed. In the view of the reactor operator, fuel has to be cleaned in the reprocessing, and new solid fuel has to be produced in the view of the chemist. iMAGINE is designed to overcome this separation through a breakthrough development applying an optimized, integrative approach from cradle to grave of nuclear energy production as a first step to come as close as possible to the vision of zero waste nuclear power. It is described here for the first time in three steps: reactor, fuel cycle, and waste, providing the rationality behind each of the choices made to come to the overall solution to open the discussion and thinking process on what could be achieved by a very innovative approach to integrated nuclear energy production. The opportunities regarding the handling of the remaining waste are discussed with a view on the expectation of the final disposal community, the study “Nuclear waste from small modular reactors”, and the IAEA report “waste from innovative types of reactors and fuel cycles—a preliminary study”. The aim of this work is not to find answers to each of the raised points, but to identify potential approaches and promising ways to go, as well as to stimulate a discussion among experts. In the best case, this could lead to a change of track for nuclear power to become even more sustainable and an important, trusted technology to help solve the net-zero challenge.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1996-1073
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/19/7209; https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en15197209
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/d274f0865dbb4ca5b87f4cd35de167b1
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.274f0865dbb4ca5b87f4cd35de167b1
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19961073
DOI:10.3390/en15197209