Merits and Viability of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Technology Options and the Waste Aspects of Advanced Nuclear Reactors

by National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Committee on Merits and Viability of Different Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Technology Options and the Wa, et al.

The United States has deployed commercial nuclear power since the 1950s, and as of 2021, nuclear power accounts for approximately 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation. The current commercial nuclear fleet consists entirely of thermal-spectrum, light water reactors operating with low-enriched uranium dioxide fuel in a once-through fuel cycle. In recent years, the U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Energy, and private sector have expressed considerable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309295084
• ISBN13: 9780309295086
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 314 Pages