WASHINGTON D.C. The following statement may be attributed to Erik Cothron, Senior Analyst for the Nuclear Innovation Alliance:
“Advanced reactor developers are aiming to deploy a wide range of technologies by the end of the decade. These advanced reactors offer numerous improvements in safety, efficiency, and operational flexibility largely due to the innovative fuel forms and coolants utilized in their design. New advanced reactor designs will also introduce new nuclear waste streams that can differ significantly from those generated by conventional reactors, depending on the specific reactor design. With new reactors come new waste forms.
Policymakers and other stakeholders must be able to better comprehend the main characteristics of advanced reactor wastes, how well prepared the United States is to store and dispose of them, and what is needed to build and manage safe and effective disposal pathways. This report provides clear insights into these topics to enable more informed decision-making, and ultimately help create the conditions for success for advanced nuclear energy so that it can be part of the climate and energy security solution.”
To view the full report, click here. To view the report’s summary for policymakers, click here. To view the webinar that was hosted for the release of this event, click here.
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The Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) is a non-profit think-and-do-tank working to enable nuclear power as a global solution to mitigate climate change. Through policy analysis, research, and education, we are catalyzing the next era of nuclear energy. Our organization is funded primarily through charitable grants and philanthropic donations from climate-concerned individuals and organizations.