Scenarios of nuclear energy for countries with different options of nuclear fuel cycle: utilization and perspective

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dc.creatorCarlos Eduardo Velasquez Cabrera
dc.creatorFidéllis Bitencourt Gonzaga Louzada e Estanislau
dc.creatorAntonella Lombardi Costa
dc.creatorMaria Auxiliadora Fortini Veloso
dc.creatorClaubia Pereira
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-11T14:48:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-08T23:15:51Z
dc.date.available2024-11-11T14:48:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.format.mimetypepdf
dc.identifier.issn0149-1970
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/77939
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofProgress in Nuclear Energy
dc.rightsAcesso Restrito
dc.subjectEnergia nuclear
dc.subjectEfeito estufa (Atmosfera)
dc.subject.otherNuclear fuel cycle
dc.subject.otherGreenhouse gases
dc.subject.otherNew policy scenarios
dc.subject.otherUranium resources
dc.titleScenarios of nuclear energy for countries with different options of nuclear fuel cycle: utilization and perspective
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.epage14
local.citation.spage1
local.citation.volume136
local.description.resumoCountries around the world have made an international commitment to decrease the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 according to the Paris Agreement. Among several power stations options of low carbon emissions, nuclear energy has been proved the most reliable source for electricity production. According to the sustainable development scenario targets, nuclear energy should play an important role in the next years for the decarbonization of the energy system. Countries with consolidated nuclear programmes such as Canada and the UK have similar nuclear fuel technology development, but they have chosen different nuclear fuel cycle options: open fuel cycle and closed fuel cycle, respectively. Both of them have future plans to continue with their nuclear programme. Therefore, this works evaluates the nuclear energy systems for three different scenarios for high, basic and low production of nuclear energy for both countries. The results compare the resources needs, the economy of the nuclear fuel cycle options, the policy of each country and the future of the nuclear power plants to achieve the reduction of the greenhouse gases. The main findings are that reprocessing is a good option for the UK for the whole or partial new nuclear fleet and becomes viable if the price of uranium increases in the market. For Canada, it is worth continuing to increase its nuclear energy up to 1.5 times its current energy capacity. The main difference between the programmes of the two countries is the higher amount of spent fuel generated in the case of Canada due to the choice of reactor technology.
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentENG - DEPARTAMENTO DE ENGENHARIA NUCLEAR
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.url.externahttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149197021001141

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