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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD
Monday, June 12, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 4
Session Chair:
Tim P. Tinsley
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Eleanor Perkins (Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, HMG)
With renewed interest in reprocessing technolodies and advanced reactors, new separation options are likely to be available in the future. New reprocessing approaches and separation technologies provide the option to liberate fission products and other radioisotopes which have industrial or medical use. This panel session will focus on the market potential for radioisotopes from waste and how to use these products as a selling point for advanced fuel cycles.
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