Reassessing methods to close the nuclear fuel cycle

• Published in: Annals of nuclear energy Vol. 147; p. 107652
• Main Authors: Dixon, B., Hoffman, E., Feng, B., Davidson, E., Hays, R., Worrall, A., Hansen, J., Fei, T., Hiruta, H., Peterson-Droogh, J., Ganda, F., Betzler, B., Kim, T.K., Taiwo, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Fuel cycle; NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; Recycling; Transition; Transition; Fuel cycle; Recycling

•Transitioning US nuclear fleet to a closed fuel cycle can be achieved during the period when the current reactors need replacement.•This closed fuel cycle would require 1% as much front-end resources and yield 5% as much waste compared to the existing cycle.•Such a transition would require a signif...