Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power

Nikitin, Mary Beth ; Andrews, Anthony ; Holt, Mark

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Nuclear fuels;    Nuclear industry;    Nuclear facilities;   

RP-ID  :  RL34234
RP-ID  :  RL34234_2008Sep03

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report is intended to provide Members and congressional staff with the background needed to understand the current debate over proposed strategies to redesign the global nuclear fuel cycle. It begins with a look at the motivating factors underlying the resurgent interest in nuclear power, the nuclear power industry's current state of affairs, and the interdependence with the nuclear fuel cycle.