Sentences with phrase «disposition plutonium stockpiles»
PRISM is a high energy neutron (fast) reactor design which uses a series of proven, safe and mature technologies to provide an innovative solution to disposition plutonium stockpiles and harness the remaining energy potential of used nuclear fuel and surplus plutonium.
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PRISM could also be used as an efficient, clean, cost - effective way to disposition plutonium stockpiles, while also generating low - carbon electricity.
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The university will provide GEH with expert technical knowledge and input to the potential deployment of GEH's innovative PRISM reactor, designed to disposition the U.K.'s growing plutonium stockpile while at the same time generating 600 megawatts of low - carbon electricity.
PRISM has a number of benefits for managing plutonium — including reduced time to disposition the UK stockpile due to greater incorporation of plutonium in the fuel, and a simplified fuel manufacturing and reactor construction process — all of which reduce the costs of implementation.
The timing is perfect for a nation concerned about plutonium stockpiles to take a leading global role in plutonium disposition.
This model, if chosen, transfers risk away from the UK Government, with industry taking a lead for managing the UK's plutonium stockpile, and the UK taxpayer only paying as plutonium is dispositioned.