Russia will launch by 2023 the world’s first nuclear power system with a closed fuel cycle, which will reuse spent fuel several times and drastically reduce the need for uranium supplies, President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday.
Putin made the announcement at the World Atomic Week international forum here, which gathered several world leaders including International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi.
As early as 2030, we plan to launch the world’s first nuclear energy system with a closed fuel cycle in Russia, in the Tomsk Region, Putin said.
In his televised speech at the forum, the Russian leader called it a “truly revolutionary development by Russian scientists and engineers”.
He said that virtually the entire volume 95 per cent of spent fuel will be reused in reactors multiple times.
“Such a mechanism will ultimately make it possible to almost completely resolve the problem of radioactive waste accumulation. And, what’s also crucial, it will .​Russia will launch by 2023 the world’s first nuclear power system with a closed fuel cycle, which will reuse spent fuel several times and drastically reduce the need for uranium supplies, President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday.
Putin made the announcement at the World Atomic Week international forum here, which gathered several world leaders including International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi.
As early as 2030, we plan to launch the world’s first nuclear energy system with a closed fuel cycle in Russia, in the Tomsk Region, Putin said.
In his televised speech at the forum, the Russian leader called it a “truly revolutionary development by Russian scientists and engineers”.
He said that virtually the entire volume 95 per cent of spent fuel will be reused in reactors multiple times.
“Such a mechanism will ultimately make it possible to almost completely resolve the problem of radioactive waste accumulation. And, what’s also crucial, it will . ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
