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Used nuclear fuel storage options including implications of small modular reactors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
This work addresses two aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle system with significant policy implications. The first is the preferred option for used fuel storage based on economics: local, regional or national storage. The ...
Ssessment methodology for proliferation resistant fast breeder reactor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Due to perceived proliferation risks, current US fast reactor designs have avoided the use of uranium blankets. While reducing the amount of plutonium produced, this omission also restrains the reactor design space and has ...