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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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MIT-led model simulates radionuclide migration in geologic disposal systems
Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Orléans, have modeled radionuclide behavior in deep geologic formations, offering a tool for developing a defensible safety case for the underground disposal of radioactive waste.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine A
Session Chair:
Joshua R. Turner
Alternate Chair:
Sven O. Bader
Session Organizer:
Tim P. Tinsley
A session aimed to bring out the ideas around how to improve nuclear sustainability. The latest in comparing the benefits and disbenefits of a closed fuel cycle through a sustainability lens (e.g., LCA assessments): Nuclear fuel as a mine of strategically important minerals - Latest research into methods of extracting useful materials from spent nuclear fuel (PGM recovery, isotope extraction), Scientific and technology developments that unlock major sustainability benefits in (Based on NEA strategic objectives for advanced reprocessing): Reduced capital costs through smaller plant footprint (process intensification, e.g., centrifugal contactors), Increase proliferation resistance, Reduced waste generation and lower environmental impact, Pu multi-recycling, Safer processes.
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