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MARKET OF NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE SERVICES: CONVERSION, ENRICHMENT, FABRICATION | |
ArticleName | US MOX-Fuel Development Programme Experiences Shortage in Customers and Plutonium |
ArticleAuthor | Based on materials by American GAO accounting office |
Abstract | American GAO accounting office, which performs budget control functions (similar to those of the Chamber of the Russian Federation), analyzed the US MOX-fuel situation in its GAO-10-378 report, commissioned by the US Parliament. In particular, MOX-fuel manufacturing in the Savannah River was analyzed. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposed the idea of partial convertion of excessive plutonium into MOX-fuel for NPP power reactors, and partial immobilization of it in glass or ceramic materials. |
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