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Authors & Affiliations
Usanov V.I.
A.I. Leypunsky Institute for Physics and Power Engineering, Obninsk, Russia
Usanov V.I. – Chief Researcher, Dr. Sci. (Tech.). Contacts: 1, pl. Bondarenko, Obninsk, Kaluga region, Russia, 249033. Tel.: +7 (910) 517-63-98; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Abstract
This article presents an overview of the goals and results of projects implemented within the framework of the international project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) with the participation of Russian organizations. The project was initiated at the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 2000 with the aim of providing analytical and organizational support for the development of long-term nuclear energy (NE) strategies in IAEA member countries based on the concept of sustainable development.
The INPRO concept of nuclear energy system (NES) sustainability is based on the United Nations' overall concept of sustainable development. One of the key components of sustainable development is the need for a sustainable energy supply. This is achieved through energy system planning that takes into account all available energy supply options to meet future energy demand and identifies the role of nuclear energy in a sustainable energy system.
INPRO developed a methodology for a detailed assessment of the sustainability of nuclear power systems (NPS), based on assessing the compliance of existing or planned NPS indicators with permissible limits. INPRO and IAEA experts, along with a wide range of specialists from IAEA member states, discussed and agreed upon this methodology. Joint research projects by INPRO and the INPRO Dialogue Forum, which bring together representatives of countries developing nuclear power technologies and user countries, have become effective tools for finding solutions to key challenges in the development of nuclear energy.
Over its quarter-century of development, the INPRO project has proven itself to be a successful international undertaking with broad support from IAEA member states, as reflected in resolutions of the organization's General Conferences. A unique platform for cooperation between countries with varying levels of nuclear energy technology and systems has been created. The project has become a generator of innovative approaches and solutions in the areas of technology, institutional issues, and nuclear energy infrastructure, both nationally and internationally.
Keywords
sustainable development, nuclear energy system, innovation, thermal and fast reactors, nuclear fuel cycle, key indicators, nuclear and radiation safety, economics, fuel supply, nuclear waste, irradiated nuclear fuel, nonproliferation
Article Text (PDF, in Russian)
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