NRC report to Congress on the status of domestic and international evaluations of nuclear reactor and fuel cycle systems

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6471368

This is the first semi-annual report and covers NRC activities in alternative reactor and fuel cycle evaluations prior to June 30, 1979. Events occurring after this date will be covered in subsequent reports to Congress in this series. Section II of this report references pertinent documentation. Section III provides a summary of NRC comments on alternative reactor and fuel cycle systems described in reports that were reviewed. Section IV summarizes applicable NRC research and technical assistance on alternative reactor and fuel cycle concepts. Section V provides additional comments. Identification and description of alternative reactors and fuel cycles by DOE are still being developed and the leading technologies are yet to be delineated. Nonproliferation Alternative Systems Assessment Program (NASAP) and International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation (INFCE) final reports will not be available until late this year or early next year. To this date NRC has made only preliminary reviews of draft NASAP and INFCE documents.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6471368
• Report Number(s): NRC-5902169; ON: TI85902169
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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