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1 Environment Institute Where ideas grow atomexpo 2013 forum: “Nuclear energy and public acceptance”, Saint Petersburg, 28 June 2013 Plentiful Energy – key advantages of the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) Prof. Barry W. Brook Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change barry.brook@adelaide.edu.au http://bravenewclimate.com

2 “Technological fixes have unforeseen and deleterious side effects – but so do social fixes, especially revolutions” Weinberg, A.M. (1980) Technological optimism. Society 17, 17–18.

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4 Solar CP Wind Wave Coal CCS HDR Geothermal 3G Biodiesel Gen III+ nuclear Gen IV nuclear Cheap, large-scale energy storage

5 Uranium Ore 100 tons Enrichment Depleted Uranium 85 tons 1000 MWe LWR 15 tons Spent Fuel 13.85 tons Uranium 1.00 tons Fission Products 0.13 tons Plutonium 0.02 tons Minor Actinides Disposal (100,000 years) Reprocessing Disposal (100,000 years) 0.13 tons Pu 1.00 tons F.P. 0.02 tons M.A. Direct disposal is the current U.S. policy European recycle - Saves 15% uranium - But no reduction in waste life Annual Mass Flow for LWR Used Uranium Reserve 13.85 tons U

6 Unlocking ALL of uranium’s potential

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10 What is Integral Fast Reactor (IFR)? Current Generation LWR Next Generation IFR Principal Impacts CoolantWaterLiquid sodium Non-pressurized system Neutron energy Thermal (<1 eV) Fast (>100 keV) Breeding capability Fuel typeOxideMetalInherent passive safety Fuel Cycle Aqueous reprocessing Pyro- processing Waste management solution, proliferation- resistance, economics

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12 Schematic flow sheet of electro-refining based spent fuel treatment

13 Relative radiological toxicity of spent fuel constituents

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15 Comparison of IFR with Conventional SFR IFR Conventional SFR Advantages FuelMetalOxideSuperior performance SafetyInherent Safety Engineered Systems Easy licensibility Low cost FabricationInjection Casting Powder Pellet Simple remotization Repro- cessing Pyro- processing Aqueous Reprocessing Economics Proliferation-resist. Waste management

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17 15-fold increase 50-fold increase Realistic low-carbon 2060 energy mix?

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