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... In 2011, just days after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, the German government declared it would close all of the country's nuclear plants by 2022. Beyond the public's apprehension concerning the safety of nuclear power, which calls out for better communications strategies, several challenges lie ahead for the nuclear enterprise in the United States.
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... nuclear interests. They imagined expanding export markets for nuclear reactors, encouraging entrepreneurship and startup funding for small modular reactors, developing new revenue streams for nuclear power such as water desalination and waste heat processing, and enticing oil and gas companies to invest in nuclear power.
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... They also explored alternatives to light water reactors, such as fuel-once reactors that do not use reprocessed fuel and small modular reactors, in order to reduce the amount of nuclear waste maintained on-site as a byproduct of energy production. On the economic front, team members imagined the creation of a competitive international market for nuclear fuel to eliminate countries' economic incentive to develop their own nuclear programs.
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... In addition, novel computational methods are needed to make sense of the network's data. LIGHT WATER REACTORS The vast majority of nuclear power generated in the world today comes from light-water reactors (LWRs)
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... . Yet, there are no Tc-99m production plants in the United States, making the country vulnerable to periodic interruptions in overseas production.
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... The team also suggested channeling the waste heat generated by nuclear power plants to break down organic waste matter into compost. Creation of compost keeps the organic waste out of landfills, reduces methane emissions, and provides farmers with an inexpensive soil amendment.
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... IDR Team 4A outlined the creation of an independent agency funded by the Nuclear Waste Fund called the "National Center of Nuclear and Radiation Communication" that would function as a nonpartisan source of public information. The center would organize town hall meetings, encourage nuclear utilities to interact with local communities, and develop new outreach tools such as video games, summer camps, massive open online courses, and TED talks.
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