i-Nuclear update: UK NDA signs contract with GE Hitachi for study on Prism reactors for Pu disposition

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UK NDA signs contract with GE Hitachi for study on Prism reactors for Pu disposition by I-Nuclear The UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has signed a contract with GE Hitachi to “enable a more detailed assessment” of GEH’s proposal to “burn” the UK’s stockpile of plutonium in GEH’s Prism fast reactors, officials said April 3. Under the agreement, the NDA will pay GEH for additional studies and analyses over the next four months to demonstrate that its proposal is a credible alternative to using the plutonium in mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel.