Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power

Abstract

After several decades of widespread stagnation, nuclear power is attracting renewed interest. New license applications for 30 reactors have been announced in the United States, and another 150 are planned or proposed globally, with about a dozen more currently under construction. In the United States, interest appears driven, in part, by tax credits, loan guarantees, and other incentives in the 2005 Energy Policy Act, as well as by potential greenhouse gas controls that may increase the cost of fossil fuels. Moreover, the U.S. Department of Energy is spending several hundred million dollars per year to develop the next generation of nuclear power technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA503190

Entities

People

  • Anthony Andrews
  • Mark Holt
  • Mary B. Nikitin

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Climate Change
  • Fissile Materials
  • Fission
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Governments
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • International Organizations
  • Materials
  • National Governments
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Fuels
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • United States

Readers

  • Economics
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security