Future requirements for fast reactor fuel reprocessing

The question of how the reprocessing of fast reactor fuel will evolve in the future, what the requirements and constraints might be and how this programme should be co-ordinated with other nuclear developments is considered. It is felt that not only must the aim of all these activities be to ensure that the right degree of expertise and experience is available to satisfy governments, and possibly an apprehensive public, that a fast reactor programme, when required, can be handled in a safe and economic manner but also that this development should be conducted with international collaboration. (U.K.)