Technical Meeting on Back End of the Fuel Cycle Considerations for Small Modular Reactors

The purpose of the event is to share technical information on the management of spent nuclear fuel from the operation of small modular reactors, to anticipate related opportunities and challenges, identify infrastructures and knowledge gaps and the potential ways to move forward in addressing them in the near, medium, and long term.

The event is intended for participants from nuclear fuel cycle research organizations, nuclear power plants, utilities, operators, waste management organizations, regulatory bodies, universities and other organizations who are already engaged in the operation and subsequent management of spent nuclear fuels from different types of SMRs. Participants should be actively involved in the subject of the event and have considerable experience in the relevant activities.

Papers and presentations on the following topics are welcome:

- National and international programmes for SMR nuclear fuel cycle options;

- SMR nuclear fuel cycle strategies and their potential synergies with current industrially implemented nuclear fuel cycle strategies;

- Impacts of SMR spent fuels on storage conditions and systems (wet and dry) and needs to address identified gaps and challenges;

- Impacts of SMR spent fuels on transportation systems and needs to address identified gaps and challenges;

- Impacts of SMR spent fuels on reprocessing and potential recycling routes and needs to address identified gaps and challenges;

- Challenges of SMR spent fuel disposal.

For more information on participation and registration, as well as relevant deadlines, please see the Information sheet.