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Managing the nuclear fuel cycle: policy implications of expanding global access to nuclear power (2009)
| Auteur | CRS, M.Nikitin, A.Andrews, M.Holt |
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6-03-2-30-07.pdf |
| Datum | juli 2009 |
| Classificatie | 6.03.2.30/07 (PROLIFERATIE - FUEL BANK / GNEP / GNPI) |
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Uit de publicatie:
Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy
Implications of Expanding Global Access to
Nuclear Power
Mary Beth Nikitin, Coordinator
Analyst in Nonproliferation
Anthony Andrews
Specialist in Energy and Energy Infrastructure Policy
Mark Holt
Specialist in Energy Policy
July 1, 2009
Congressional Research Service
7-5700
www.crs.gov
RL34234
CRS Report for Congress
Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress
Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Summary
After several decades of widespread stagnation, nuclear power is attracting renewed interest. New
license applications for 30 reactors have been announced in the United States, and another 150
are planned or proposed globally, with about a dozen more currently under construction. In the
United States, interest appears driven, in part, by tax credits, loan guarantees, and other incentives
in the 2005 Energy Policy Act, as well as by potential greenhouse gas controls that may increase
the cost of fossil fuels. Moreover, the U.S. Department of Energy is spending several hundred
million dollars per year to develop the next generation of nuclear power technology.
Expanding global access to nuclear power, nevertheless, has the potential to lead to the spread of
nuclear technology that could be used for nuclear weapons. Despite 30 years of effort to limit
access to uranium enrichment, several undeterred states pursued clandestine nuclear programs;
the A.Q. Khan black market network’s sales to Iran and North Korea representing the most
egregious examples. Concern over the spread of enrichment and reprocessing technologies,
combined with a growing consensus that the world must seek alternatives