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Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors
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2007 International RERTR Meeting

Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the Meeting

The United States Foreign Research Reactor (FRR) Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Acceptance Program: 2007 Update

C. E. Messick, J. L. Taylor
Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Acceptance Program
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585-United States of America

ABSTRACT

The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE), in consultation with the Department of State, adopted the Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel in May 1996. The policy will expire May 12, 2019, providing Foreign Research Reactors (FRRs) an opportunity to return fuel to the U. S. This paper provides a brief update on the program, now under the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and discusses program initiatives and future activities. The goal of the program continues to be recovery of nuclear materials, which could otherwise be used in weapons, while assisting other countries to enjoy the benefits of nuclear technology. NNSA is seeking feedback from research reactor (RR) operators to help us understand ways to include eligible RRs who have not yet participated in the program.

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