Energy Return on Investment - Fuel Recycle

Halsey, W ; Simon, A J ; Fratoni, M ; Smith, C ; Schwab, P ; Murray, P

关键词: BIOFUELS;    ENERGY SUPPLIES;    EVALUATION;    FUEL CYCLE;    LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY;    NUCLEAR FUELS;    NUCLEAR INDUSTRY;    OIL WELLS;    POTENTIAL ENERGY;    REACTORS;    RECYCLING;    REPROCESSING;    SIMULATION;    WIND TURBINES;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1043667
RP-ID  :  LLNL-TR-560392
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1043667
Others  :  TRN: US1203286

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a methodology and requisite data to assess the potential Energy Return On Investment (EROI) for nuclear fuel cycle alternatives, and applies that methodology to a limited set of used fuel recycle scenarios. This paper is based on a study by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a parallel evaluation by AREVA Federal Services LLC, both of which were sponsored by the DOE Fuel Cycle Technologies (FCT) Program. The focus of the LLNL effort was to develop a methodology that can be used by the FCT program for such analysis that is consistent with the broader energy modeling community, and the focus of the AREVA effort was to bring industrial experience and operational data into the analysis. This cooperative effort successfully combined expertise from the energy modeling community with expertise from the nuclear industry. Energy Return on Investment is one of many figures of merit on which investment in a new energy facility or process may be judged. EROI is the ratio of the energy delivered by a facility divided by the energy used to construct, operate and decommission that facility. While EROI is not the only criterion used to make an investment decision, it has been shown that, in technologically advanced societies, energy supplies must exceed a minimum EROI. Furthermore, technological history shows a trend towards higher EROI energy supplies. EROI calculations have been performed for many components of energy technology: oil wells, wind turbines, photovoltaic modules, biofuels, and nuclear reactors. This report represents the first standalone EROI analysis of nuclear fuel reprocessing (or recycling) facilities.