Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Agreement Signed by Orano and SHINE Technologies
BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Orano and SHINE Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week to cooperate in the development of a U.S. pilot plant with commercial-scale technology for recycling used nuclear fuel from light water reactors.
- BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Orano and SHINE Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week to cooperate in the development of a U.S. pilot plant with commercial-scale technology for recycling used nuclear fuel from light water reactors.
- "For this initiative with SHINE, we bring more than 55 years of experience transporting and recycling used nuclear fuel in France and managing used fuel in the U.S."
"Our goal is to stand up an operational pilot facility by the early 2030s. - "It is time for the U.S. to seriously consider recycling used nuclear fuel," said Jean-Luc Palayer, CEO of Orano USA.
- Recycling used nuclear fuel into useful products will significantly reduce the mass, volume, and toxicity of the remaining nuclear material for permanent disposal.