Sentences with phrase «future fast reactors»
JAEA chairman Toshio Kodama said, «In addition to effectively utilizing the results of our research and development - including the results obtained through the development of Monju so far for future fast reactor development - we will contribute to the development of state - of - the - art fast reactors in Japan by making maximum use of the human resources and equipment, etc of this organization according to the established «fast reactor development policy».»
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It could be stashed away for future use as fast - reactor fuel.
«The technology with the potential to solve these problems (of climate change, future energy shortfalls and cleaning up nuclear waste) is the fast reactor, ideally the integral fast reactor (IFR)... IFRs, once loaded with nuclear waste, can, in principle, keep recycling it until only a small fraction remains, producing energy as they do so.»
However, it is very important for Japan - a resource - poor country committed to being a global leader in science and technology - to continue the technological development of fast reactors in anticipation of the future.»
However, the long - term future of nuclear power will employ «fast» reactors, which utilize ∼ 99 % of the nuclear fuel and can «burn» nuclear waste and excess weapons material [243].
Given that Barry Brook, a leading enthusiast for fast reactors was part of the Commission's Expert Advisory Panel, this finding should make it clear that fast reactors are an option for the distant (beyond foreseeable) future.
High temperature, fast neutron reactors are the obvious future source of both electricity and liquid fuels.
They just fired up their first Fast Fission reactor after a LOT of process development, 100 times less spent fuel, 100 times greater fuel burn, they are probably ahead of everyone in future energy solutions.