Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors

Addresses recent policy issues in spent fuel management including advanced fuel cycles. Also included is discussion of an international safety regime, an assessment of safety issues related to criticality safety and burnup credit, and the issues involved in the long term licensing of storage facilities for spent fuel.

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The conference of which this volume is the proceedings addressed recent policy issues, in particular multinational approaches and international cooperation, in spent fuel management including advanced fuel cycles. It also included the discussion of an international safety regime, an assessment of safety issues related to criticality safety and burnup credit, and the issues involved in the long term licensing of storage facilities for spent fuel. The technical issues related to spent fuel storage were also addressed, and included issues related to the storage facility, storage containers, and fuel. Additionaly, the proceedings include the conclusions of the Session Chairs and the overall findings of the Conference President. A CD-ROM with contributed papers is attached.