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The need for managing spent nuclear fuel in Brazil

24 Jun 2019, 14:00
20m
Oral Track 1: National Strategies for Spent Fuel Management Session 1.2

Speaker

Mr Andre Soares (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)

Description

The paper has the purpose to introduce technical, informative and economic aspects about the managing of spent nuclear fuel in Brazil. The capacity of spent nuclear fuel inside the spent nuclear fuel pools from Unit 1 and Unit 2 of Angra nuclear power plant is almost reached. Also, the content in it will show the reader the importance of managing spent fuel in order to extend the lifetime operation of nuclear power plants, since the context of the country energy matrix until the technical solution found. The arguments presented are based on technical publications from different institutions. It aims to present the reader the strategy founded by the Brazilian nuclear power plant operator in order to meet the requirements to renewal its operational license addressed by the regulatory body.

Country or International Organization Brazil
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Primary author

Mr Andre Soares (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)

Co-author

Dr Paulo Fernando Frutuoso e Melo (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)

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