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Comparison of the Environmental Balances of Different Nuclear Power Cycles

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The French National Plan for the Management of Radioactive Materials and Waste (PNGMDR) 2022-2026 asks CEA and the industrialists to assess the environmental impacts of different spent fuel reprocessing options for evolving nuclear reactor fleets.Within the new starting fleet, comprising 1650 MW EPR2 reactors, three options have been considered.A life-cycle assessment (LCA) has been performed through a model using GaBi™ software, enabling to determine the most impacting factors along the different stages of the nuclear cycles.

Source: Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology

DOI: 10.15669/pnst.8.40

Authors: Louis DONNET, Didier HARTMANN, Frédéric LAUGIER, Denis Le BOULCH, Alison METEYER, Frédéric BRUN

Institutions: Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Orano (France)

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415393450

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