Nuclear fuel service centers
Conference
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· Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)
OSTI ID:5208568
The commercial nuclear power industry principally uses low enriched uranium (LEU) fuels in Light Water Reactors (LWR). However, the worldwide reserves of uranium are limited and, although the actual quantity remains to be established, it is generally agreed that these resources, which provide the only naturally occurring fissile isotope U-235, will be exhausted in the foreseeable future. This paper discusses International Fuel Service Centers (IFSC), in which the sensitive fuel cycle facilities are grouped into a common, heavily safeguarded site. The study described was initiated as part of the Non-Proliferation Alternative Systems Assessment Program (NASAP).
- Research Organization:
- Burns and Roe Ind Serv Corp, Paramus, NJ
- OSTI ID:
- 5208568
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-791204-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Alternative Energy Sources; (United States) Journal Volume: 6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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