Reprocessing and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Robin Taylor

ISBN 10: 1782422129 / ISBN 13: 9781782422129

Published by Elsevier Science Apr 2015, 2015

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware - Reprocessing and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel presents an authoritative overview of spent fuel reprocessing, considering future prospects for advanced closed fuel cycles. Part One introduces the recycling and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, reviewing past and current technologies, the possible implications of Generation IV nuclear reactors, and associated safely and security issues. Parts Two and Three focus on aqueous-based reprocessing methods and pyrochemical methods, while final chapters consider the cross-cutting aspects of engineering and process chemistry and the potential for implementation of advanced closed fuel cycles in different parts of the world. 684 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reprocessing and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Apr 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782422129
• ISBN 13: 9781782422129
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Reprocessing and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel presents an authoritative overview of spent fuel reprocessing, considering future prospects for advanced closed fuel cycles. Part One introduces the recycling and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, reviewing past and current technologies, the possible implications of Generation IV nuclear reactors, and associated safely and security issues. Parts Two and Three focus on aqueous-based reprocessing methods and pyrochemical methods, while final chapters consider the cross-cutting aspects of engineering and process chemistry and the potential for implementation of advanced closed fuel cycles in different parts of the world.

• Expert introduction to the recycling and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel
• Detailed overview of past and current technologies, the possible implications of Generation IV nuclear reactors, and associated safely and security issues
• A lucid exploration of aqueous-based reprocessing methods and pyrochemical methods

About the Author

Robin J. Taylor, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK.