Gen-IV reactors could turn used nuclear fuel into electricity

Gen-IV reactors could turn used nuclear fuel into electricity
One possible solution to used fuel storage is to turn the material into electricity through the use of Gen-IV reactors, writes journalist John Upton. "Instead of extracting 5 or 6 percent of the energy out of the fuel, you could get much closer to 95 percent or so," said Paul Genoa, senior director of policy development at the Nuclear Energy Institute. "The industry is in a fragile situation right now. What we don't want to do is be forced to bear the burden of developing this recycling technology before it's economically feasible," Genoa added. Nautilus (11/21)http://nautil.us/issue/7/waste/our-nuclear-waste-is-a-goldmine