학술논문

On the Matter of Different Approaches to a National Strategy for the Development of Nuclear Energy
Document Type
Original Paper
Source
Atomic Energy. 132(3):133-142
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1063-4258
1573-8205
Abstract
This article continues the debate on choosing a sequel to a strategy for the development of nuclear energy in the country. The provisions set forth in articles by the National Research Center Kurchatov Institute on the transition to a thorium-uranium nuclear fuel cycle are analyzed and compared with the Strategy for the Development of Nuclear Energy in Russia to 2050 and Prospects for the Period to 2100, which the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rosatom State Corporation approved in 2018. The environmental impacts of nuclear power under these two approaches are compared. It is concluded that in an open nuclear fuel cycle thorium-uranium fuel has no significant advantages, including in the sphere of radiation safety.