Development of fluid bed extraction chromatography techniques for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing

Cost analysis of the US spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facility

a r t i c l e i n f o The US Department of Energy is actively seeking ways in which to delay or obviate the need for additional nuclear waste repositories beyond Yucca Mountain. All of the realistic approaches require the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. However, the US currently lacks the infrastructure to do this and the costs of building and operating the required facilities are poorly es...

Costs of Reprocessing Versus Directly Disposing of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Spent Fuel Reprocessing: an Overview

India has entered in the field of spent fuel reprocessing as early as sixties by way of R&D studies and finalising the process flow sheet. India's first spent fuel reprocessing plant was commissioned in the year 1965 at Trombay to reprocess spent fuel arising from research reactors. The recovered plutonium is being utilised to feed various programmes of the department. With the passage of time,...

Force-feedback teleoperation of an industrial robot in a nuclear spent fuel reprocessing plant

Purpose – Aims to make an industrial robot work as a telemanipulator with force feedback, in order to carry out various tasks for remote handling in nuclear fuel cycle plants. Design/methodology/approach – The robot STABLI RX170 (used as a slave arm) has been fitted with a force-torque sensor and an electronic system for sensors’ signals multiplexing. The overall system has been made tolerant ...

The Economics of Reprocessing vs. Direct Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel

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