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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by jfim on Saturday July 30, 2022 @04:15PM (#32289882)
Keep in mind that the US is generating about 20x the amount of high level nuclear waste than if it were to recycle spent fuel. The French do it, but Americans won't.
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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by panick21_ on Saturday July 30, 2022 @09:31PM (#32292268)
And the French use a very expensive wasteful method. There are much better ways to reprocess fuel if you can target modern advanced reactor designs.
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Re:US regulators will certify first small nuclear reactor de... by pfdietz on Sunday July 31, 2022 @10:23AM (#32295670)
The US doesn't recycle waste because it's economically pointless to do it right now. The separated plutonium has negative value.
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