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Plutonium management in a nuclear renaissance Ben Koppelman – Royal Society
Plutonium management in a nuclear renaissance Ben Koppelman Senior Policy Adviser Science Policy Centre  
Project background ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Spent fuel
Managing spent fuel
Rationales for fuel cycle choice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear proliferation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Nuclear security ,[object Object],[object Object]
Best practice for reuse ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Management of the UK’s plutonium ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Future of reprocessing in the UK ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prospects for a nuclear renaissance
A future plutonium economy? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Thorium fuel cycle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prospects for thorium? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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