Education and Training Series #2: CLOSING THE FUEL CYCLE
Part of a webinar series hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group since 2016.
Who should attend?
Policymakers, industry professionals, regulators, researchers, students, the general public.
About the "GIF Education and Training" Webinars
These webinars, organised by the GIF Education and Training Working Group are streamed live monthly. The recordings and slide decks are accessible after the webinar on this website. These webinars cover a very broad range of technical and policy related topics. At the end of 2023 they have been viewed by more than 15000 people (approximately half of the views during the live streams and the other half views being of the archives on the public GIF website). In total, the GIF webinars have reached Generation IV enthusiasts, scientists, and engineers in more than 80 countries.
These webinars are organised and hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).
About this Webinar
The steps of PWR nuclear fuel cycle along with alternative fuel cycle options are described. The concepts of two methods for closing the fuel cycle, i.e., recovering the residual uranium and plutonium contained in spent fuel for reuse by wet PUREX and dry Pyroprocessing, are explained. The major issues to be considered for closing the fuel cycle are identified to provide an understanding of sustainability and nonproliferation
Presentation made during the webinar
Meet the presenter
Prof. Myung Seung Yang has been working at KAERI(Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) for 30 years in R & D on PWR/CANDU fuel fabrication, quality control of fuel, DUPIC(direct use of spent PWR fuels in CANDU) cycle and the pyroprocessing. He gained the experience in nonproliferation through participating GIF PR/PP and INPRO activities. He served as the President of KAERI from 2007 to 2010 and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. He is a Professor at Youngsan University since 2015. He received a decoration “Woong-Bee Order” from Korean government in 2011, and a WNA (World Nuclear Association, London) Award in 2009 for his contribution to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.