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: Received: 1 August 2022 / Approved: 3 August 2022 / Online: 3 August 2022 (08:29:33 CEST)
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Merk, B.; Detkina, A.; Litskevich, D.; Patel, M.; Noori-kalkhoran, O.; Cartland-Glover, G.; Efremova, O.; Bankhead, M.; Degueldre, C. A First Step to Zero Waste Nuclear – Advanced Strategic Thinking in the Light of iMAGINE. Preprints2022, 2022080078. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0078.v1
Merk, B.; Detkina, A.; Litskevich, D.; Patel, M.; Noori-kalkhoran, O.; Cartland-Glover, G.; Efremova, O.; Bankhead, M.; Degueldre, C. A First Step to Zero Waste Nuclear – Advanced Strategic Thinking in the Light of iMAGINE. Preprints 2022, 2022080078. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0078.v1
Merk, B.; Detkina, A.; Litskevich, D.; Patel, M.; Noori-kalkhoran, O.; Cartland-Glover, G.; Efremova, O.; Bankhead, M.; Degueldre, C. A First Step to Zero Waste Nuclear – Advanced Strategic Thinking in the Light of iMAGINE. Preprints2022, 2022080078. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0078.v1
APA Style
Merk, B., Detkina, A., Litskevich, D., Patel, M., Noori-kalkhoran, O., Cartland-Glover, G., Efremova, O., Bankhead, M., & Degueldre, C. (2022). A First Step to Zero Waste Nuclear – Advanced Strategic Thinking in the Light of iMAGINE. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0078.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Merk, B., Mark Bankhead and Claude Degueldre. 2022 "A First Step to Zero Waste Nuclear – Advanced Strategic Thinking in the Light of iMAGINE" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0078.v1
Abstract
Traditionally there is a gap between reactor operation and the consideration of nuclear waste in the final disposal. Fuel is produced and fuel must be disposed of in the view of the reactor operator, fuel has to be cleaned in the reprocessing and new solid fuel has to be produced in the view of the chemist. iMAGINE is designed to overcome this separation through the breakthrough development applying an optimized, integrative approach from cradle to grave of nuclear energy production as a first step to come as close as possible to the vision of zero waste nuclear power. It is described here the first time all in three the steps: reactor, fuel cycle, waste, providing the ratio behind each of the choices taken to come to the overall solution to open the discussion and thinking process on what could be achieved by a really innovative approach to integrated nuclear energy production. The opportunities regarding the handling of the remaining waste will be discussed with a view on the expectation of the final disposal community, the study ‘Nuclear waste from small modular reactors’, and the IAEA report ‘waste from innovative types of reactors and fuel cycles - a preliminary study. The aim of the is not to find answers to each of the raised points, but to identify first potential approaches and potentially promising ways to go, as well as to stimulate a discussion among experts. In the best case this could lead to a change of track for nuclear to become an even more sustainable and at least as important, trusted technology to help solve the net-zero challenge.
Keywords
nuclear; nuclear energy; nuclear waste; final disposal; nuclear reactors; reactor physics; molten salt reactors; nuclear chemistry; fission products; salt clean-up
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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