International Conference on the Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors 2019: Learning from the Past, Enabling the Future

The responsible management of used fuel by the nuclear industry

27 Jun 2019, 16:30

20m

Oral Track 7: Challenges in an integrated approach for the back-end system (including storage, transport, recycling and disposal) Session 7.2

Speaker

Mr Enrico Zaccai (World Nuclear Association - Sustainable Used Fuel Management Working Group)

Description

Used fuel is generated from the operation of nuclear reactors of all types. The nuclear industry is currently implementing strategies to ensure the safe and cost-effective management of this used fuel. Currently, there exist two strategies for managing used fuel: the “open cycle” and “closed cycle”. Depending on a number of drivers, countries will engage in one of these alternatives, but may also examine the use of interim storage.

The paper presents used fuel management strategies which ensure used fuel is safely managed by the nuclear operators. The paper also discusses long-term management solutions of used fuel, implementing integrated system approaches in stages to mitigate risks and uncertainties. Additionally, described are innovative solutions that could be implemented in the mid-term, as well as potential constraints to their development.

Presentation materials

TrackSession7-IntegratedApproach-TheResponsibleManagementOfTheUsedNuclearFuelByTheNuclearIndustry - (final).docx

Peer reviewing

Paper

Accepted on 6 Jun 2019 by Laura McManniman

Paper files:

• TrackSession7-IntegratedApproach-TheResponsibleManagementOfTheUsedNuclearFuelByTheNuclearIndustry_-_final.docx