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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 ...
Decarbonization of power systems : analyzing different technological pathways
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Climate change poses a major challenge to society. Different sectors of society will need to respond in different ways; for the power sector, the response will require the aggressive reduction of CO2 emissions to near zero ...
Effects of intermittent generation on the economics and operation of prospective baseload power plants
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
The electricity system is transitioning from a system comprised primarily of dispatchable generators to a system increasingly reliant on wind and solar power-intermittent sources of electricity with output dependent on ...
Radiation therapy of pediatric brain tumors : comparison of long-term health effects and costs between proton therapy and IMRT
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Radiation therapy is an important component of pediatric brain tumor treatment. However, radiation-induced damage can lead to adverse long-term health effects. Proton therapy has the ability to reduce the dose delivered ...
Crushed rock thermal energy storage & nuclear technology : option space & economic impacts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Increasing amounts of intermittent renewables have led to zero and negative priced electricity at times of peak wind and solar production. The volatility added to the grid by renewables and low prices at peak production ...
Global terrestrial uranium supply and its policy implications : a probabilistic projection of future uranium costs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
An accurate outlook on long-term uranium resources is critical in forecasting uranium costresource relationships, and for energy policy planning as regards the development and deployment of nuclear fuel cycle alternatives. ...
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 ...
Monitoring under the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement : the prospects of antineutrino detection as an IAEA verification metric for the disposition of weapons-grade plutonium in the United States
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
After the end of World War II, the world entered an even more turbulent period as it faced the beginnings of the Cold War, during which the prospect of mutually assured destruction between the world's largest nuclear weapon ...