Burning waste or playing with fire? Waste management considerations for non-traditional reactors
By Lindsay Krall, Allison Macfarlane | August 31, 2018
A schematic of TerraPower's Molten Chloride Fast Reactor
Why some advanced nuclear reactor technologies—funded for their supposed waste management benefits—will actually exacerbate spent fuel disposal issues.
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Lindsay Krall
Lindsay Krall was a MacArthur Postdoctoral Fellow for 2019-2020 at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).... Read More
Allison Macfarlane
Allison M. Macfarlane is professor and director of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. She... Read More
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