RECOVERING U.S.-ORIGIN HEU SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL FROM FOREIGN RESEARCH FACILITIES

摘要

The Global Threat Reduction Initiative’s U.S.-origin fuel removal program, also known as theForeign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Acceptance Program, was established by the U.S.Department of Energy in 1996, and its mission to repatriate U.S.-origin spent nuclear fuel and otherweapon-grade nuclear material now extends to 2019. This paper provides an update on recentprogram accomplishments, current program initiatives and future activities.