Nuclear fuel recycling: National and regional options for the US nuclear energy system

Energy and Environmental Science

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 996-1010

  Busquim E Silva, R ^a   Kazimi, M S ^a   Hejzlar, P ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE BURNERS; ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CONVERSION RATIO; ENTIRE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; FUEL RECYCLING; GAS-COOLED FAST REACTORS; INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY; LIFE-TIMES; LONG TERM; METALLIC FUELS; NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY; NUCLEAR ENERGY MARKET; NUCLEAR ENERGY SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; NUCLEAR WASTE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PRICE LEVELS; RECYCLING FACILITIES; RECYCLING OPTIONS; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL RECYCLING; TRANSURANIC ELEMENTS; TRANSURANICS; UTILIZATION FACTOR;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FAST REACTORS; FUELS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INVESTMENTS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RECYCLING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URANIUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957083346     PISSN: 17545692     EISSN: 17545706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b926784k     Document Type: Article

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