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FT 21 March 2024

FT 21 March 2024

04-04-2024

Innovations revive prospect of reprocessing nuclear fuel

Sarah White MARCH 21 2024


“The fast breeder reactors were fairly advanced in their technology,” recalls Denis Florin, an energy expert at consultancy Lavoisier Conseil. “But the early ones had technical problems, such as overheating. And, as long as you have widespread, extremely cheap uranium, why bother recycling?”

Innovations revive prospect of reprocessing nuclear fuel

Sarah White MARCH 21 2024


“The fast breeder reactors were fairly advanced in their technology,” recalls Denis Florin, an energy expert at consultancy Lavoisier Conseil. “But the early ones had technical problems, such as overheating. And, as long as you have widespread, extremely cheap uranium, why bother recycling?”