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A Charge for the Committee on Electrometallurgical Techniques for DOE Spent Fuel Treatment (Phases 1 and 2)
Pages 31-32

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... Hold a first meeting to receive briefings from representatives of the DOE and ANE, additional experts identified by the committee, and representatives of other relevant activities of the National Research Council and National Academies of Science and Engineering, and then prepare an interim report to address the question, "Do electrometallurgical techniques represent a potentially viable technology for DOE spent fired treatment that warrants further research and development? " Study in more depth the advantages and disadvantages of continued R&D into electrometallurgical processing as a candidate technology for disposition of DOE spent nuclear fuel, specifically addressing the issues of technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, suitability of the metallic waste form for long-tenn storage or geologic disposal, and nonproliferation implications, and write a report on the committee's assessments.
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