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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021
Technical Session
Thursday, December 2, 2021|8:00–9:45AM EST |Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Miles van Noordennen
Alternate Chair:
Nadia S. Glucksberg
Session Organizer:
Student Assistant:
Broderick Sieh
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Politics and Isotopes: 10 Years After Fukushima and the Politics of Tritium
8:05–8:25AM EST
Paul T. Dickman (ANL)
Paper
Transition from Nuclear Operations to Decommissioning Safety Culture
8:25–8:45AM EST
Lynne S. Goodman (Marathon Consulting Group), Philip Chase (Marathon Consulting Group)
Development of an Integrated Decommissioning Cost Estimate Method
8:45–9:05AM EST
Gerald E. Williams (Enercon Services), Charles Beatty (Enercon Services), Michael Snyder (Enercon Services)
Ultrasonic Cleaning of Pipes and Tools
9:05–9:25AM EST
Jeremy Buck (Kinectrics)
