The Key Role of the Back-End in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

[...] one objective of this article is to emphasize the holistic and global nature of the fuel cycle. Reprocessed uranium is a "free" by-product, but with modern high burn-up levels, there is less residual U235 and more U236. [...] reenrichment increases U232 levels and presents a greater...

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Published in:Daedalus (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2010, Vol.139 (1), p.32-43
Main Authors: McCombie, Charles, Isaacs, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Company business management
Countries
Energy policy
Geological disposal
International security
Nuclear energy
Nuclear engineering
Nuclear fuel cycle
Nuclear fuel reprocessing
Nuclear fuels
Nuclear industry
Nuclear installations
Nuclear non-proliferation
Nuclear power
Nuclear power plants
Nuclear safety
Plutonium
Radioactive wastes
Spent fuels
Uranium
Waste disposal
Waste disposal facilities
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Summary:[...] one objective of this article is to emphasize the holistic and global nature of the fuel cycle. Reprocessed uranium is a "free" by-product, but with modern high burn-up levels, there is less residual U235 and more U236. [...] reenrichment increases U232 levels and presents a greater radiation hazard.
ISSN:0011-5266
1548-6192
DOI:10.1162/daed.2010.139.1.32