Can Accelerator-Driven Transmutation Solve the Issue of Nuclear Waste?

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Is there any way we can decrease the half life of isotopes in nuclear waste? such as mutate to some other radionuclides that have a relatively shorter half life than the original isotopes generated by depleted fuel?

Thanks

 

[Astronuc]

Is there any way we can decrease the half life of isotopes in nuclear waste? such as mutate to some other radionuclides that have a relatively shorter half life than the original isotopes generated by depleted fuel?

Thanks

The idea has been kicked around for a while.

Accelerator-driven transmutation of nuclear waste and electrical power production
http://www.springerlink.com/content/m8674w1m22n21k51/

Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative
Transmutation System Design
http://www.ne.anl.gov/research/afc/transmutation_system_design/

Why Accelerator-Driven Transmutation of Wastes Enables Future Nuclear Power?
http://neutron.kth.se/publications/conference_papers/W_Gudowski_FR202_1.PDF

R&D ACTIVITIES ON ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION SYSTEM IN JAERI ...
www.nea.fr/pt/docs/iem/lasvegas04/11_Session_V/S5_03.pdf

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To be economical, the idea is to produce electrical energy in excess of the energy driving the process - or at least break even.

 

[verygood]

The idea has been kicked around for a while.

Accelerator-driven transmutation of nuclear waste and electrical power production
http://www.springerlink.com/content/m8674w1m22n21k51/

Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative
Transmutation System Design
http://www.ne.anl.gov/research/afc/transmutation_system_design/

Why Accelerator-Driven Transmutation of Wastes Enables Future Nuclear Power?
http://neutron.kth.se/publications/conference_papers/W_Gudowski_FR202_1.PDF

R&D ACTIVITIES ON ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN TRANSMUTATION SYSTEM IN JAERI ...
www.nea.fr/pt/docs/iem/lasvegas04/11_Session_V/S5_03.pdf

. . . .

To be economical, the idea is to produce electrical energy in excess of the energy driving the process - or at least break even.

thx a lot, this completely answers my question!