Status and assessment report on actinide and fission product partitioning and transmutation

A working group composed of 30 scientists representing 12 countries and three international organisations have prepared a comprehensive status and assessment report on the Partitioning and Transmutation (P and T) of actinides and fission products in the frame work of an advanced fuel cycle option and as an alternative or complementary waste management option. The report is subdivided into two main parts: the first part gives a general overview of P and T with a critical evaluation and general conclusions; the second part covers a technical discussion and a systems analysis of partitioning, transmutation and risk analysis within an advanced fuel cycle and in a long term waste management option. Separate chapters are covering the Japanese and French R and D programmes which are the leading programmes within the OECD countries. (author)