Benefits and concerns of a closed nuclear fuel cycle

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Widder, Sarah ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMMERCIAL VIABILITY; COMMISSIONING PROCESS; DEEP GEOLOGIC REPOSITORIES; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ENERGY FUTURE; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY VALUE; FUEL CYCLE; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLES; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACTS; PROLIFERATION RISKS; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; LANDFORMS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE ENCAPSULATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RECYCLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 79952507493     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3506839     Document Type: Review

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