Status and Trends in Pyroprocessing of Spent Nuclear Fuels (IAEA TECDOC) - Softcover

International Atomic Energy Agency

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9201229216 ISBN 13: 9789201229212

Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency, 2021

Synopsis

The importance of recycling the spent nuclear fuel through partitioning processes has been recognized worldwide for increasing and sustaining nuclear energy. Therefore, the development of advanced partitioning processes, based either on hydrometallurgical or on pyrometallurgical technologies, has received an increasing interest in recent years. Moving towards industrial demonstration, partitioning processes are applied for the separation of actinides, including minor actinides, not only to reduce the burden of high level waste to be disposed of, in terms of heat-load and radiotoxicity, but also to improve the efficiency of the resources' utilization. Furthermore, in the case of Molten Salt Reactors, whose fuel cycle is primary based on pyrochemical processes, there is a need for strengthening pyrometallurgical technologies. This publication reviews the status and trends in the development of pyrometallurgical processes and technologies for processing spent nuclear fuel and identifies gap areas requiring further development.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atom's for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9201229216
• ISBN 13: 9789201229212
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148