Global nuclear energy partnership [[electronic resource] /] / Alan N. Bernstein, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824269703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2009
• ISBN: 1-61324-956-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (61 p.)
• Collana: Novinka
• Altri autori (Persone): BernsteinAlan N
• Disciplina: 333.792/4153
• Soggetti: Reactor fuel reprocessing - Waste disposal - United States; Radioactive waste disposal - United States; Spent reactor fuels - Storage - United States; Radioactive waste repositories - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGYPARTNERSHIP -- GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGYPARTNERSHIP -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- Materials in Spent Nuclear Fuel -- Technologies for Recycling Spent Nuclear Fuel -- DOE'S ORIGINAL ENGINEERING-SCALEAPPROACH WOULD MEET GNEP'SOBJECTIVES IF ADVANCED RECYCLINGTECHNOLOGIES ARE SUCCESSFULLYDEVELOPED -- Successful Development of Advanced RecyclingTechnologies Would Be an Initial Step toward GreatlyExtending the Capacity of a Geologic Repository -- Advanced Recycling Technologies Envisioned underDOE's Original Approach to GNEP Pose LowerProliferation Risks Than Existing Recycling Technologies -- Lack of Industry Participation Could Reduce theProspects for Commercialization and Widespread Use ofAdvanced Recycling Technologies -- DOE's Original Approach to GNEP Included Building aSeparate Engineering-Scale Reprocessing Plant beforeConducting R&amp -- D that Would Help in Designing the Plant -- The R&amp -- D Facility and Advanced Reactor Would EnableDOE to Develop the Advanced Recycling TechnologiesEnvisioned under Its Original Approach to GNEP -- DOE'S ACCELERATED APPROACH WOULDLIKELY RELY ON TECHNOLOGIES THAT FALLSHORT OF MEETING GNEP'S OBJECTIVES -- Two Other Industry Consortia Proposed to AddressGNEP's Objectives by Using Technologies That Are NotMature ; Enough for Commercial Deployment -- The Government Would Likely Bear Substantial Costsfor Commercial-Scale Recycling Facilities -- DOE Officials Recognize the Limitations of AcceleratingDeployment of Commercial-Scale Facilities but CiteOther Benefits -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVEACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- List of Committees -- APPENDIX I.SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II.DOE'S USE OF TECHNOLOGY READINESSLEVELS TO ASSESS THE MATURITY OF SPENTFUEL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES -- INDEX.