Nuclear Fuel Recycling – The Future of Nuclear Energy, or Gatsby’s Green Light?

Recycling is one of the hottest nuclear topics among policy makers on Capitol Hill these days. Companies are pushing their plans to take used nuclear fuel and do something with it besides storage or burial. Touted advantages of recycling include unleashing vast amounts of potentially fissile material, simplifying nuclear waste management, and improving life-cycle economics for nuclear power. Skeptics point to high costs, generation of additional radioactive waste streams, and the potential for nuclear weapons proliferation. This panel discussion will address the realities of recycling today and the realistic potential for deploying recycling as part of the world’s nuclear future. We will hear from technology experts and entrepreneurs seeking to create a new fuel cycle approach on an industrial scale.