Management Of Recyclable Fissile And Fertile Materials

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Radioactive substances
ISBN : UOM:39015068760274

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Management of Recyclable Fissile and Fertile Materials by Anonim Pdf

Interest in nuclear energy continues to grow in many countries as a means to ensure security of energy supply and to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector. In this context, recyclable materials constitute an asset for broadening the resource base for nuclear fuel supply, especially in medium- and long-term perspectives. This report provides an overview of recyclable fissile and fertile materials inventories which can be reused as nuclear fuel. It reviews the options available for managing those materials, through recycling and/or disposal. The potential energetic value of recyclable materials is assessed, taking into account the variability of retrievable energy contents of various materials according to technology and strategy choices made by the owners of the materials. The analyses contained in this report will be of particular interest to energy policy makers and to nuclear fuel cycle experts. Also available in this series: Innovation in Nuclear Energy Technology (2007) Forty Years of Uranium Resources, Production and Demand in Perspective: The Red Book Retrospective (2006) Nuclear Power Plant Life Management and Longer-term Operation (2006)

Author : Edward T. Burns
Publisher : BrownWalker Press
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781627347440

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Nuclear Power or a Promise Lost by Edward T. Burns Pdf

This book captures the status of current electrical energy markets including the principal forces affecting decisions on selecting an energy source. It represents a seminal work that lays out the electrical energy decision tree for selecting an energy source in a world that is on the verge of catastrophic global warming because of the choices that have been made in the name of cheap energy. The impetus for this book includes the dire need to mitigate continued anthropogenic causes of global warming by turning to carbon free energy sources. Nuclear energy represents such a carbon-free energy source and could be a partial solution to the existential threat facing future society---the threat of a warming planet and its consequential, catastrophic effects on future generations. The world is at a crossroads in human interaction with their environment. The effects of radiation and the relationship of nuclear power to nuclear weapons are both discussed in an understandable and compelling manner. Nuclear energy is contrasted with other energy sources including fossil fuels and renewable energy sources regarding the risks and benefits imposed by each. Important personalities and world events that shaped nuclear power's development are recounted. The historical origins of nuclear power are outlined and the continued impetus to include nuclear power as part of the electric grid energy mix is assessed exposing the obstacles and road blocks to the continued use of nuclear power. Specific attention is paid to revealing the causes and lessons learned from the three severe accidents in commercial nuclear plants: TMI-2, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. An extensive discussion of nuclear waste disposal is provided as part of the decision tree for energy selection. The context for the future of nuclear power as a viable energy source is illuminated by the current battle between economic growth and the harm created by burning fossil fuels. The status of the world's climate and projections for the disruptive effects of global warming on future populations, migration, economics, and world strife are debated against the backdrop of an increasing world population and the drive by developing nations to achieve economic parity with the industrialized nations. Within the context of increased world strife, the quest by nations to obtain nuclear weapons is also discussed. The steps taken by the world to limit nuclear weapons proliferation are examined with emphasis on potential links between nuclear power generation and access to nuclear weapons.The final chapter discusses the moral responsibility of current generations with respect to future generations, specifically, the applicability of "intergenerational equity" in political and social decision-making regarding the actions that add to global warming and those risk averse actions that can be taken to minimize global warming.

Author : IAEA
Publisher : International Atomic Energy Agency
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789201269225

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The Environmental Behaviour of Uranium by IAEA Pdf

This publication is one of the series of IAEA publications on the environmental behaviour of naturally occurring radionuclides. It outlines uranium behaviour in different environments, as well as its transfer to, and metabolism in, humans. The publication also provides concepts, models and data required for the assessment of the impacts of uranium on non-human biota. Assessing the environmental and health effects of uranium poses specific challenges because of the combination of different types of hazard and potential exposures. Therefore, both the radiotoxicity and chemical toxicity of uranium are considered in this publication.

Author : M. S. van Geenhuizen
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : 9781557535788

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Energy and Innovation by M. S. van Geenhuizen Pdf

These books offer the work of leading representatives of academic, business, and government sectors worldwide who discuss current and future issues of critical importance for using science and technology to foster regional economic development and shared prosperity at home and abroad. Multidisciplinary perspectives provide state-of-the-art and useful knowledge to decision makers in both the private and public sectors---including informed and effective education, business, and government policies and strategies for the global knowledge economy. --Book Jacket.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Europe
ISBN : MINN:31951P01060276U

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The OECD Observer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ottmar Edenhofer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1457 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107058217

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Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change by Ottmar Edenhofer Pdf

This latest Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC will again form the standard reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences.

Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Europe
ISBN : OSU:32435079665634

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The OECD Observer by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Pdf

Author : Daniel E. Vasey,Sarah E. Fredericks,Lei Shen,Shirley Thompson
Publisher : Berkshire Publishing Group
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781933782546

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Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability 4/10 by Daniel E. Vasey,Sarah E. Fredericks,Lei Shen,Shirley Thompson Pdf

Natural Resources and Sustainability explores how human needs and desires, from sustenance and shelter to recreation and travel, have spurred the consumption of Earth's material resources. Scientists, ecologists, and other expert authors present the historical impact of commercial activities (in industries as varied as fisheries, agriculture, energy, and mineral extraction), discuss the global distribution and use of renewable and nonrenewable resources, and focus on innovative approaches for the future. Readers will learn why renewal doesn't necessarily put a resource beyond harm and why the no-free-lunch adage applies to all natural resources.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : UCSD:31822036025716

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Nuclear News by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bernan Press(PA)
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : MINN:31951D02833813H

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Strategic and Policy Issues Raised by the Transition from Thermal to Fast Nuclear Systems by Anonim Pdf

The renewed interest in nuclear energy triggered by concerns about global climate change and security of supply, which could lead to substantial growth in nuclear electricity generation, enhances the attractiveness of fast neutron reactors with closed fuel cycles. Moving from the current fleet of thermal neutron reactors to fast neutron systems will require many decades and extensive RD&D efforts. This book identifies and analyses key strategic and policy issues raised by such a transition, aiming at providing guidance to decision makers on the best approaches for implementing transition scenarios. The topics covered in this book will be of interest to government and nuclear industry policy makers as well as to specialists working on nuclear energy system analyses and advanced fuel cycle issues.

Author : OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : IOWA:31858053101568

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Annual Report by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Pdf

Author : Richard Sinding-Larsen,Friedrich Wellmer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048186785

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Non-Renewable Resource Issues by Richard Sinding-Larsen,Friedrich Wellmer Pdf

All the solid fuels fossil energy and mineral commodities we use come out of the Earth. Modern society is increasingly dependent on mineral and fossil energy sources. They differ in availability, cost of production, and geographical distribution. Even if solid fuels, fossil energy resources and mineral commodities are non-renewable, the extracted metals can to a large extent be recycled and used again and again. Although the stock of these secondary resources and their use increases, the world still needs and will continue to need primary mineral resources for the foreseeable future. Growing demands have begun to restrict availability of these resources. The Earth is not running out of critical mineral resources – at least for the near future – but the ability to explore and extract these resources is being restricted in many regions by competing land use, as well as political and environmental issues. Extraction of natural resources requires a clear focus on sustainable development, involving economic, environmental and socio-cultural aspects. Although we do not know what the most important resources will be in 100 years from now, we can be quite certain that society will still need energy and a wide range of raw materials. These resources will include oil and gas, coal, uranium, thorium, geothermal, metallic minerals, industrial and specialty minerals, including cement, raw materials, rare-earth elements. A global approach for assessing the magnitude and future availability of these resources is called for – an approach that, with appropriate international collaboration, was started within the triennium of the International Year of Planet Earth. Some global mineral resource assessments, involving inter-governmental collaboration, have already been initiated. The International Year of Planet Earth helped to focus attention on how the geosciences can generate prosperity locally and globally, as well as sustainability issues in both developed and developing countries.

Author : OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Publisher : Organization for Economic Co-Operation & Development
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : MINN:31951D03399902F

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Trends Towards Sustainability in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Pdf

Interest in expanding nuclear power to cope with rising demand for energy and potential climate change places increased attention on the nuclear fuel cycle and whether significant moves are being taken towards ensuring sustainability over the long term. Future nuclear power programme decisions will be increasingly based on strategic considerations involving the complete nuclear fuel cycle, as illustrated by the international joint projects for Generation IV reactors. Currently, 90% of installed reactors worldwide operate on a once-through nuclear fuel cycle using uranium-oxide fuel. While closing the fuel cycle has been a general aim for several decades, progress towards that goal has been slow. This report reviews developments in the fuel cycle over the past ten years, potential developments over the next decade and the outlook for the longer term. It analyses technological developments and government actions (both nationally and internationally) related to the fuel cycle, and examines these within a set of sustainability parameters in order to identify trends and to make recommendations for further action

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : MINN:31951D02780421Q

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Nuclear Energy Outlook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07
Category : Uranium
ISBN : 9264178031

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Uranium 2011 by Anonim Pdf

In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, questions are being raised about the future of the uranium market, including as regards the number of reactors expected to be built in the coming years, the amount of uranium required to meet forward demand, the adequacy of identified uranium resources to meet that demand and the ability of the sector to meet reactor requirements in a challenging investment climate. This 24th edition of the "Red Book", a recognised world reference on uranium jointly prepared by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency, provides analyses and information from 42 producing and consuming countries in order to address these and other questions. It offers a comprehensive review of world uranium supply and demand as well as data on global uranium exploration, resources, production and reactor-related requirements. It also provides substantive new information on established uranium production centres around the world and in countries developing production centres for the first time. Projections of nuclear generating capacity and reactor-related requirements through 2035, incorporating policy changes following the Fukushima accident, are also featured, along with an analysis of long-term uranium supply and demand issues