TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR'S SPECIAL SESSION: DEVELOPING A POLICY FOR USED NUCLEAR FUEL THAT WILL ENCOURAGE AN EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY AS A LEADING SUPPLY OF CLEAN CARBON FREE ENERGY

摘要

Public perception is becoming increasingly favorable toward an expanded role for nuclear energy as a large and economical source of clean energy, except for the unresolved problem of what to do with the used nuclear fuel stockpile accumulating at reactor sites; considered by some as a legacy of "nuclear waste" for future generations.