Published November 1995
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The back end strategy of the nuclear energy utilization programme of Japan
Description
Japan has chosen the closed cycle option for the back end of the fuel cycle. This option reuses plutonium and uranium, thus minimizing the consumption of natural uranium. This reduced uranium consumption promotes a stable uranium market and makes this option more economical. This option also contributes to waste management by minimizing the volume of waste to be disposed. Japan is also embarked upon developing all parts of the nuclear fuel cycle domestically including MOX fuel fabrication, reprocessing and high level waste disposal. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Strategies for the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. Proceedings of a technical committee meeting held in Vienna, 1-4 June 1993
- Imprint Pagination
- 82 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 43-44.
- ISSN
- 1011-4289
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--839
Conference
- Title
- Technical committee meeting on strategies for the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
- Dates
- 1-4 Jun 1993.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 27055466
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BWR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL CYCLE; JAPAN; MIXED OXIDE FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; PLUTONIUM RECYCLE; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REPROCESSING; SPENT FUELS; URANIUM RECYCLE
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL FABRICATION PLANTS; FUELS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS