Sentences with phrase «nuclear fuel reprocessing»

Artificial nuclear processes, in particular nuclear fuel reprocessing and atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, have now swamped the natural signal for this isotope.

Radioactive iodine and krypton control for nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities.

Although the researchers showed that SBMOF - 1 is a good candidate for nuclear fuel reprocessing, getting these results wasn't smooth sailing.

The WSU project is focused on developing chemical separations needed to institute nuclear fuel reprocessing in the United States.

A huge advantage of carrying out nuclear - related research at Manchester is the university's proximity to Calder Hall and Sellafield — a nuclear fuel reprocessing and decommissioning site, and home to the United Kingdom's National Nuclear Laboratory Central Laboratory.

PoliticsHome speaks to former Labour MP Jamie Reed about his new role as Head of Development & Community Relations at Sellafield Ltd, the nuclear fuel reprocessing and decommissioning site in Cumbria.

Not exact matches

Irradiated fuel from Nuclear Electric's advanced gas cooled reactors was expected to be processed at Sellafield, in the thermal oxide reprocessing plant, which still needs government approval to begin operating.

The issue concerns what to do with radioactive waste after uranium and plutonium have been recovered from spent nuclear fuel using reprocessing methods such as Plutonium Uranium Redox EXtraction (PUREX).

The latest finds have prompted environmentalists in Scotland to call for a halt to the reprocessing of nuclear fuel at Dounreay while the site is cleaned up.

Yet France does good business sending nuclear fuel to Russia for reprocessing.

And India wants the United States to grant the Indian government the right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel sourced from the United States.

Thus it remains intact, disarming concerns about long - term spent fuel storage or the theft of nuclear material during refueling or fuel reprocessing, the company said.

It remains to be seen if China's effort will fare any better, although a pilot plant has been reprocessing limited amounts of used nuclear fuel since 2006 in Gansu.

In fact, during that period more than half the uranium fuel that powered the more than 100 reactors in the U.S. came from such reprocessed nuclear weapons.

And Areva, which handles used nuclear fuel recycling for France, is in discussions to help with China's own plans in that regard, including the possibility of building a reprocessing plant in the Gobi Desert in Gansu Province.

Nuclear fuel confiscated from Iraq after the Gulf War will be flown to Russia for reprocessing.

Therefore, either reprocessing or recycling spent nuclear fuel, as the French and Japanese do, is likely to be a waste of money better spent on improving the light - water reactors presently in use.

For example, an entire nuclear cycle involving light - water reactors, reprocessing of the spent fuel, and disposal of small «packages» of highly radioactive nuclear waste in deep boreholes could prove an attractive option, Moniz noted.

From 12 August, British Nuclear Fuels is allowed to test the performance of its thermal oxide reprocessing plant at Sellafield using uranium and uranium compounds «derived from natural or depleted uranium».

The southern Urals are home to the secretive Mayak facility, the scene of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents 60 years ago, and speculation soon turned to a possible accident at its reprocessing plant, which extracts isotopes from spent nuclear fuel.

Japan has commissioned Britain and France to reprocess its spent nuclear fuel to extract plutonium.

It could also make use of other materials the UK Government wishes to disposition including reprocessed uranium and unused fuel from past nuclear reactor programs.

The contract - which includes a one - year base period and four one - year option periods - provides continuing technical assistance and research support to NRC activities related to storage, transportation, possible reprocessing and ultimate geological disposal of used nuclear fuel and high - level radioactive wastes.

An adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concerns about Japan's plan to reprocess its spent nuclear fuel, pills citing the ever - increasing plutonium stockpile already in the nation's possession.

Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. is seeking to complete such a reprocessing facility in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, by March 2016.

The PRISM reactor would use recycled nuclear fuel from a reprocessing facility known as the Advanced Recycling Center (ARC).

Researchers are investigating a new material that might help in nuclear fuel recycling and waste reduction by capturing certain gases released during reprocessing.

10/13/15 An adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concerns about Japan's plan to reprocess its spent nuclear fuel, citing the ever - increasing plutonium stockpile already in the nation's possession.

Yucca Mountain is full of nuclear fuel that needs to be reprocessed.

Energy Probe has also been successful in stopping the export of Canada's Candu nuclear reactors, most of which have been sought by states with nuclear weapons aspirations — the Candu design lends itself to surreptitious diversion of spent fuel suitable for reprocessing into weapons grade material.

pdf), «Adversary Proceedings and Nuclear Policy: The Windscale Inquiry of 1977,» focused on an inquiry conducted in the United Kingdom to debate the merits of plans to build a nuclear - fuels reprocessingNuclear Policy: The Windscale Inquiry of 1977,» focused on an inquiry conducted in the United Kingdom to debate the merits of plans to build a nuclear - fuels reprocessingnuclear - fuels reprocessing plant.

The Bush administration's plan to use fuel reprocessing as the spark to revive nuclear power will not succeed.

U.S. reprocessing would undermine the U.S. goal of halting the spread of fuel cycle technologies that are permitted under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty but can be used to make nuclear weapons matNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty but can be used to make nuclear weapons matnuclear weapons materials.

We can store and reprocess spent nuclear fuel, Sen. Obama, no problem.

An Argonne National Laboratory scientist recently estimated that the cost premium for reprocessing spent fuel would range from 0.4 to 0.6 cents per kilowatt - hour — corresponding to an extra $ 3 to $ 4.5 billion per year for the current U.S. nuclear reactor fleet.

Dr. Walker highlighted the vulnerability of the entire nuclear fuel cycle — from uranium mining to nuclear enrichment to commercial nuclear power to spent fuel storage, transportation, and finally reprocessing.

As for the breakdown of electricity rates, more detailed information needs to be disclosed, such as (1) «wheeling charges» (cost of transmitting electricity); (2) the cost of generated electricity equivalent to the amount of expenses shared to cover the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel, etc. (included in the wheeling charges; legislation requires all electricity users to pay a share of this cost); and (3) the amount of a «promotion of power - resources development tax,» which is used to subsidize local governments hosting nuclear power plants.

First of all Uraniu Nitride fuel provides possibility spend fuel be reprocessed by enrichment indefinite number of times therefore practicaly no nuclear waist.

Nuclear power, particularly next - generation nuclear power with a closed fuel cycle (where spent fuel is reprocessed), is uniquely scalable, and environmentally advantNuclear power, particularly next - generation nuclear power with a closed fuel cycle (where spent fuel is reprocessed), is uniquely scalable, and environmentally advantnuclear power with a closed fuel cycle (where spent fuel is reprocessed), is uniquely scalable, and environmentally advantageous.

* Introducing multinational management of the non-military nuclear energy fuel cycle with strict standards for safety, security, and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, including stopping reprocessing for plutonium separation

Some of the French Speaking Canadians should persuade France to build a few CANDU 600 reactors, and this would allow the French to use free nuclear fuel from its reprocessing plants.

Uranium fuel prices have been kept artificially low by an enormous supply from the Russion reprocessing of decommissioned nuclear weapons that is sold at far below market prices.

Also advising on commercial agreements between domestic and international customers relating to the storage, handling, reprocessing and transport of nuclear waste and the supply of mixed oxide fuel to the nuclear industry.