A Technology Roadmap for Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems Executive Summary

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/859105· OSTI ID:859105

To meet future energy needs, ten countries--Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States--have agreed on a framework for international cooperation in research for an advanced generation of nuclear energy systems, known as Generation IV. These ten countries have joined together to form the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) to develop future-generation nuclear energy systems that can be licensed, constructed, and operated in a manner that will provide competitively priced and reliable energy products while satisfactorily addressing nuclear safety, waste, proliferation, and public perception concerns. The objective for Generation IV nuclear energy systems is to be available for international deployment before the year 2030, when many of the world's currently operating nuclear power plants will be at or near the end of their operating licenses.

• Research Organization: DOENE (USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (NE))
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 859105
• Report Number(s): GIF-001-00
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PROLIFERATION
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