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 nonproliferation;    Nuclear industry -- Security measures;    Nuclear plants;    Nuclear fuels;    Energy;   

RP-ID  :  RL34234
RP-ID  :  RL34234_2012Oct19

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report is intended to provide background information needed to understand the 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 in some parts of the world, the nuclear power industry's current state of affairs, and the interdependence of the various stages of the nuclear fuel cycle.