The Back-End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: An Innovative Storage Concept
List of Acronyms
AIROX | Atomics International Reduction Oxidation |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
BWR | boiling water reactor |
CGNPC | China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company |
CIAE | China Institute for Atomic Energy |
CNNC | China National Nuclear Corporation |
COEX | coextraction |
CPIC | China Power Investment Corporation |
ERDO | European Repository Development Organization |
EU | European Union |
GNEP | Global Nuclear Energy Partnership |
GWday | gigawatt day |
GWe | gigawatt electric |
HEU | high enriched uranium |
HLW | high-level radioactive waste |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
IFNEC | International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation |
IUEC | International Uranium Enrichment Center |
KAERI | Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute |
kWe | kilowatt electric |
kWh | kilowatt hour |
LEU | low enriched uranium |
LWR | light water reactor |
MOX | mixed oxide |
MT | metric ton |
MTHM | metric ton of heavy metal |
MW | megawatt |
MWe | megawatt electric |
Myrrha | Multipurpose Hybrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications |
NPT | Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty |
NTI | Nuclear Threat Initiative |
PUREX | plutonium-uranium extraction |
PWR | pressurized water reactor |
RDO | Repository Development Organization |
RFS | reliable fuel supply |
SNPTC | State Nuclear Power Technology Company |
SPE | special purpose entity |
UREX | uranium extraction |
WER | water energetic reactor |