能源创新改革项目（EIRP）：2026乏核燃料商业化回收可行性评估与建议报告（英文版）（23页）.pdf

1、ENERGY INNOVATION REFORM PROJECTThe Case for Commercial Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel:Assessment and RecommendationsBy Dr.Christina Leggett,Paul J.Saunders,and Samuel Thernstrom April 2026The Case for Commercial Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel:Assessment and RecommendationsBy Dr.Christina Leggett,Pa

2、ul J.Saunders,and Samuel Thernstrom Copyright 2026.Energy Innovation Reform Project.All Rights Reserved.ISBN:978-1-7359335-6-6By Dr.Christina Leggett,Paul J.Saunders,and Samuel ThernstromEnergy Innovation Reform Project 10306 Eaton Place,Suite 300 Fairfax,VA 22030 E-mail:infoinnovationreform.orgwww.

3、innovationreform.orgCover art by Gabriella TurrisiEditing and proofreading by Anne Himmelfarb Cover:Bloomberg/Dry cask used nuclear fuel storage at Constellations Peach Bottom Clean Energy Center in Delta,Pennsylvania,2019.Energy Innovation Reform Project is a non-partisan non-profit organization de

4、dicated to promoting policies that advance innovation in energy technologies and practices to improve the affordability,reliability,safety,and security of American energy supplies and our energy economy.EIRP was founded in Washington,DC in 2013.Its work combines policy reports,scholarly research,and

5、 economic modeling with creative efforts to bridge partisan differences over energy policy.ContentsAbbreviationsivExecutive summary 1Introduction3Improved economics 5Lower projected capital costs 5Alternative fuel source 6Increased uranium fuel utilization 6Domestic supply of radioisotopes and criti

6、cal minerals 7Reduced high-level waste 8Enhanced proliferation resistance 10Recommendations11Conclusion13About the Authors 14Endnotes16ivEnergy Innovation Reform ProjectAbbreviationsDGRDOEGNEPGWeHALEUHEUHLWIAEALEULWRMC&AMTNRCPRIDEPUREXTRUU/TRUUNFdeep geologic repository Department of Energy Global N