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Transmutation of long-lived nuclear waste (1992)
| Author | K.Abrahams |
| Date | October 1992 |
| Classification | 6.01.5.56/07 (WASTE - ACTINIDES (TRANSMUTATION / BURNING) GENERAL) |
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TRANSMUTATION OF LONG-LIVED NUCLEAR WASTE Recently the possibility to convert nuclear waste into harmless or even valuable material has been used as an argument in the public discussion on new waste treatment strategies. The NEA as well as the EC encourage national research institutes to organize the study of new transmutation methods in an international network. This new exercise in modern alchemy was initiated by Japanese efforts in the OMEGA project, which means: "Options for Making Extra Gains from Actinides". This is not considered as a substitute for studies of management and disposal of radioactive waste, but rather to develop a complementary policy. By now it is generally recognized that an integration of transmutation methods in the nuclear fuel cycle could reduce the long-term toxicity of commercial waste and also allows for a cleaner transmutation of plutonium from the expected decommissioning of weapons. An extra benefit of this more economic use of fuel could be a reduction of risks due to uranium mining.
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