Overview of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Strategies and the Spent Nuclear Fuel Management Technologies in Taiwan

Tsuey-Lin Tsai, Yi-Fu Chiou and Shih-Chin Tsai
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Tsuey-Lin Tsai: Chemistry Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan 32546, Taiwan
Yi-Fu Chiou: Health Physics Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Atomic Energy Council, Taoyuan 32546, Taiwan
Shih-Chin Tsai: Nuclear Science and Technology Development Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu 30013, Taiwan

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-12

Abstract: The continued use of nuclear energy has come into question due to the difficulties in managing radioactive waste, and public opposition has increased since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. Nonetheless, the novel spent nuclear fuel (SNF) management technologies proposed indicate new pathways toward facilitating the environment and the sustained use of nuclear energy. The reprocessing and recycling of SNF provides an alternative to direct geological disposal. In this article, we examine the current status and strategic alternatives of radioactive waste management in Taiwan.

Keywords: nuclear energy; spent nuclear fuel (SNF); radioactive waste management; reprocessing; final disposal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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