Mar 24, 2010

Leading nuclear fuel waste reduction... China

The first re-use of nuclear fuel in a Candu reactor has started at Qinshan nuclear power plant in China.Over the next six months, another 24 of the 'natural uranium equivalent' (NUE) bundles will be used in two of the reactor's fuel channels. 

If successful over a one-year trial, this practice could help China get more energy from its imported uranium and reduce stocks of highly-radioactive used nuclear fuel at the same time.
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