| Description |
1 online resource (100 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Occasional paper ; no. 16 |
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Occasional paper (Monterey Institute of International Studies. Center for Nonproliferation Studies) ; no. 16.
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- Introduction: South Korea's approach to spent fuel. -- Short-term and medium-term options: storage. -- Long-term options. -- Conclusions. -- Appendixes |
| Summary |
Although South Korea has benefitted economically and developmentally from its active nuclear power sector, this reliance on nuclear energy over the last three decades has brought about one very negative consequence: an accumulation of spent nuclear fuel. To cope with its spent fuel dilemma, South Korea has been looking at the possibility of reprocessing. Many in the international community are concerned about the proliferation of reprocessing technology since the fuel that the process yields can be used both for nuclear plants and for nuclear weapons. Currently, as part of the negotiations for the new nuclear cooperation agreement, the US and South Korea have agreed to examine ways to deal with South Korea's spent fuel challenge. While the study is supposed to look at a wide range of "back-end" alternatives, the overwhelming emphasis has been on the technical and economic feasibility and nonproliferation suitability of pyroprocessing. The technology sharing agreement is important for moving forward on the overall nuclear cooperation deal; however, even under the most optimistic scenario, pyroprocessing and the associated fast reactors will not be available options for dealing with South Korea's spent fuel on a large scale for several decades. Seoul will need to find other options, most urgently for managing spent fuel in the short to mid-term, but ultimately permanently, to cope with the proper management of its spent fuel or the high-level waste (HLW) that will remain after pyroprocessing |
| Notes |
"February 2013." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (CNS, viewed April 26, 2013) |
| Subject |
Radioactive wastes -- Korea (South) -- Management
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Nuclear power plants -- Waste disposal -- Korea (South)
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Spent reactor fuels.
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Radioactive waste disposal -- Government policy -- Korea (South)
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Reactor fuel reprocessing.
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Nuclear power plants -- Waste disposal.
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Radioactive waste disposal -- Government policy.
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Radioactive wastes -- Management.
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Reactor fuel reprocessing.
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Spent reactor fuels.
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Korea (South)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pomper, Miles A
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Lieggi, Stephanie C
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McCombie, Charles
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Chapman, Neil
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James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
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| ISBN |
9780989236119 |
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0989236110 |
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