Considerations for the Back End of the Fuel Cycle of Small Modular Reactors

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Proceedings of a Technical Meeting

IAEA-TECDOC-2040

English IAEA-TECDOC-2040 ¦ 978-92-0-156023-0

168 pages ¦ 4 figures ¦ € 30.00 ¦ Date published: 2023

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With an increasing interest in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and their applications, a Technical Meeting on Considerations for the Back End of the Fuel Cycle of Small Modular Reactors was organized in September 2022 to facilitate the exchange of information and discussions to enable experts to collaboratively identify the opportunities and challenges faced at all stages needed for managing the spent fuels from different SMR technologies (e.g. storage, transportation, reprocessing and recycling, and disposal), the gaps in current infrastructure and the knowledge required to ensure an integrated approach to the overall spent fuel management strategy, as well as the potential ways to move forward in addressing them in the near, medium and long terms. This TECDOC presents the proceedings, session summaries and conclusions of the Technical Meeting, as well as the 27 extended abstract/full papers presented at the meeting.

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Considerations for the Back End, Fuel Cycle, Small Modular Reactors, SMRs, Nuclear Reactors, International Cooperation, Safety Measures, Nuclear Fuels, Member States, Proceedings, Technical Meeting, IAEA Perspective, International Perspectives, Light Water Reactor Type, High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Type, Advanced Reactor, Molten Salt Reactor, MSR, Type, Multinational Cooperation, Safety Implications, New Nuclear Power Technologies, Countries, Direct Recycling of SMR, Spent Fuel, Uranium Utilization Improvement, Reduction of High-Level Nuclear Waste, Decarbonization, Domestic Power Industry, Graded Approach, Concept of Fuel Recycling, Technical Issues, Accident Tolerant Fuels, Transport Requirements for SMR, TRISO Fuel Management, Fuel Cycle Scenarios, Actinides Management, Integration of MSR, Radiometric and Mass Spectrometric Methods