Modern strategy of NPP external fuel cycle development: analysis of the activity of nuclear materials and fuel cycle technology section in IAEA

Analytical information on the main subject parts of the IAEA program in the field of nuclear materials and fuel cycle technology and research project priority criterious as well as statistical data on the IAEA papers concerning the discussed subjects in 1987 are presented in the review. Synopsis of the state-of-the-arts and predominant tendencies in the international nuclear fuel cycle on the threshold of the 21-st century is given. Promising directions in the international cooperation are discussed in this contex