Published 1991 | Version v1
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Uranium, the biggest energy source of the earth

Creators

  • 1. Badenwerk AG, Karlsruhe (Germany). Abt. Allgemeine Kraftwerkstechnik

Description

The amount of natural uranium reserves (5 mio tU), prospected or inferred deposits, will deliver the fuel for the next 120 years, for the existing LWR-type reactors with their relatively low uranium utilization factor and the nuclear power plants expected to be installed worldwide by the year 2000, corresponding to an installed capacity of 320.000 MWe all in all. And these uranium reserves can last even for several thousand years, if the breeder reactor technology is applied together with the corresponding fuel reprocessing technology. The problem of radioactive wastes accuring from the use of uranium as a reactor fuel can be managed by underground ultimate waste disposal, which already today is available as a safe and economically justifiable waste management method. (orig./HSCH)

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number.

Abstract (German)

Mit den bis heute bekannten und zusaetzlich geschaetzten Natururanreserven (5 Mio. tU) und den in Betrieb befindlichen LWR mit relativ schlechtem Uranausnutzungsgrad koennen die weltweit bis zum Jahr 2000 erwarteten installierten 320.000 MWe rd. 120 Jahre betrieben werden. Durch die Einfuehrung von Brutreaktoren in Verbindung mit der Wiederaufarbeitung reichen diese Uranvorraete mehrere tausend Jahre. Die aus der Nutzung des Urans entstehenden Abfaelle koennen wirtschaftlich und sicher unterirdisch endgelagert werden. (orig./HSCH)

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Additional titles

Original title (German)
Uran, groesste Energiereserve der Erde

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
14 p.
Journal Issue
no. 91.1
Series
Fachberichte des Badenwerks Karlsruhe.
Report number
INIS-mf--14031

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
23027572
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Descriptors DEI
COST; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; MARKET; NUCLEAR FUELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; URANIUM; URANIUM RESERVES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EUROPE; FUELS; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; PUBLIC UTILITIES; REACTOR MATERIALS; RESERVES; RESOURCES; WASTE MANAGEMENT

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Notes
Revised and updated version of the lecture presented with the same title as 'Fachbericht 85/1'.