Trends in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Subtitle: Economic, Environmental and Social Aspects
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Nuclear Energy Agency
Contributors: Nuclear Energy Agency
Series: Nuclear development; Nuclear Development
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9789264196223
Subjects: Ecology; Euthenics; Nature and nurture; Adaptation (Biology); Nuclear energy
Description: The role of nuclear energy in a sustainable development context has multiple facets, a significant number of which relate to the nuclear fuel cycle. This report provides a description of the developments and trends in the nuclear fuel cycle that may improve the competitiveness and sustainability of nuclear generating systems over the medium and long term. It also presents criteria and indicators for future nuclear energy systems. Prepared by experts from the nuclear industry, government agencies and research organisations, this report will be of interest to those involved in nuclear energy policy and decision making.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Executive Summary; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The Fuel Cycle Chain; title: 3. Criteria for Nuclear Energy as a Sustainable Energy Source; title: 4. Research and Development in the Fuel Cycle; title: 5. Fuel Cycle Schemes; title: 6. Conclusions and Recommendations; title: Annex A. List of Expert Group Members; title: Annex B. Fuel Cycle Calculations; title: References; title: List of Acronyms