Further, Thorium Power's fuels produce less than half the spent fuel of traditional designs in terms of weight and volume and a result in a full 90\% reduction in terms of long term radiotoxicity of the spent fuel. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to develop the expertise needed to assess and license new nuclear fuel designs that promise to improve on existing fuels both in terms of proliferation resistance and the quantity and long term radiotoxicity of spent fuel. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Their radiotoxicity is likely to exceed that of the fission products in the short-term, which is relevant to operation and storage rather than final disposal. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Both strategies are capable of achieving major reduction in waste radiotoxicity, and the first would add only 10-20% to electricity costs. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Ultimately, the burning of actinides means that overall radiotoxicity is significantly reduced, by 1000 years, and is less than that of the equivalent uranium ore. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A study conducted by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) showed that multiple recyclings of the fuel would be necessary to achieve major (e.g., 100-fold) reductions in radiotoxicity, and also that the full potential of a transmutation system can be exploited only with a commitment of one hundred years or more. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The radiotoxicity of these wastes would be relatively short-lived compared with the actinides (long-lived alpha-emitting transuranic isotopes) from a fission reactor. ❋ Unknown (2009)
(By economical I mean that for a small increase in fuel-cycle cost, gains can be made in reducing the volume of high-level waste and its radiotoxicity while recovering fissile material from the used fuel.) ❋ Unknown (2009)
The cost and technology of the partitioning together with the need to develop the necessary high-intensity accelerators seem to rule out early use. recyclings of the fuel would be necessary to achieve major (e.g., 100-fold) reductions in radiotoxicity, and also that the full potential of a transmutation system can be exploited only with a commitment of one hundred years or more. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Both strategies are capable of achieving major reduction in waste radiotoxicity, and the first would add only 10-20\% to electricity costs. ❋ Unknown (2009)
According to the authors: "However, as dicentric chromosomes are reliable indicators of ionizing radiation, our findings contradict official releases from the IAEA, the WHO, the MOD and the DOE, stating that the radiotoxicity of DU would be negligible" ❋ Unknown (2009)
As part of President Bush's Advanced Energy Initiative, GNEP encourages expansion of domestic and international nuclear energy production while minimizing proliferation risks, and reductions in the volume, thermal output, and radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel before disposal in a geologic repository. ❋ Unknown (2008)
"Harnessing the power of technology will bring about the solutions to decrease the quantity and radiotoxicity of spent fuel, reduce the proliferation risk and lower greenhouse gas emissions while enhancing our nation's energy security." ❋ Unknown (2008)
This important milestone brings the United States one step closer to fulfilling what I view as our responsibility to future generations: to deal with spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste on a permanent - not a temporary - basis ... while at the same time pursuing new technologies for recycling spent fuel - through our Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative and GNEP - which have the potential to significantly reduce the volume, thermal output and radiotoxicity of waste requiring permanent, geologic disposal. ❋ Unknown (2008)
