Impact of Nuclear Energy Futures on Advanced Fuel Cycle Options

Conference · Sun Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:839351

Dixon, B W; Piet, S J

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act requires the Secretary of Energy to inform Congress before 2010 on the need for a second geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. By that time, the spent fuel discharged from current commercial reactors will exceed the statutory limit of the first repository. There are several approaches to eliminate the need for another repository in this century. This paper presents a high-level analysis of these spent fuel management options in the context of a full range of possible nuclear energy futures. The analysis indicates the best option to implement varies depending on the nuclear energy future selected.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• OSTI ID: 839351
• Resource Relation: Conference: Americas Nuclear Energy Symposium (ANES 2004), Miami, FL (US), 10/03/2004--10/06/2004; Other Information: PBD: 3 Oct 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
FUEL CYCLE
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACTS
SPENT FUELS
GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT