The U.S. Department of Energy launched a new program to rebuild the nation’s nuclear fuel supply chain, according to Benzinga ...

This illustration shows how a compact fusion-fission hybrid would fit into a nuclear fuel cycle. The fusion-fission hybrid can use fusion reactions to burn nuclear waste as fuel (people are shown ...

The idea of leaving rapidly decaying nuclear waste is an important advantage. I’m not superstitious about fission power, but having waste products that last 100,000 years is a serious problem ...

Vladimir Povarov, Director of Novovoronezh NPP, stated that loading fifth-generation fuel into the VVER-1200 reactor core is an important stage on the way to closing the nuclear fuel cycle.

In early 2011, the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the CSIS Proliferation Prevention Program launched the New Approaches to the Fuel Cycle (NAFC) project to develop an integrated approach to nuclear ...

An Added Focus on Fast Reactors. However, Russia’s efforts to close the nuclear fuel cycle also notably include the Proryv Project, which is focused on the development of fast neutron reactors ...

Advanced Fuel Cycle and Reactor Concepts. Civilian nuclear power now has more than half a century of experience — more than 11 000 reactor-years. For a large segment of the first generation of power ...

In the second of a two-part special report from the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2025 conference held in Canada, Claire Maden reports on the opportunities and challenges facing players across the entire ...

Vienna, Austria Special Event on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle during the 50th Session of the IAEA General Conference. I am pleased to welcome you all to this Special Event. I would like to begin by quoting ...