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... mandated that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examine the merits and viability of different nuclear fuel cycle options, waste aspects of advanced reactors and their fuel cycles, and nonproliferation and security risks of these technologies. At the current stage of advanced reactor and associated fuel cycle development in the United States, a vast array of concepts could -- if realized -- significantly diversify the reactor and fuel cycle technologies used for nuclear power generation in the United States, to a level exceeding the diversity of available technologies for light water reactors.
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... Congress and DOE will benefit from obtaining an independent assessment of cost estimates of various scenarios for potential deployment of advanced reactor technologies and related fuel cycle components. The independent assessor should have expertise in evaluating large-scale construction projects, examining project management challenges, and understanding technological and financial risks and their uncertainties.
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