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ARPA-E announces $40 million to develop transmutation technologies for UNF
The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) announced $40 million in funding to develop cutting-edge technologies to enable the transmutation of used nuclear fuel into less-radioactive substances. According to ARPA-E, the new initiative addresses one of the agency’s core goals as outlined by Congress: to provide transformative solutions to improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
L.-G. Eriksson, D. V. Bartlett
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 61 | Number 2 | February 2012 | Pages 27-36
Introduction | Proceedings of the Tenth Carolus Magnus Summer School on Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics | doi.org/10.13182/FST12-A13490
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Fusion has the potential to make a major contribution to the realisation of a sustainable and secure energy supply for the EU a few decades from now, with the international project ITER being the major step in the progress towards this goal. The realisation of ITER therefore lies at the heart of the present EU fusion research strategy, accompanied by a strong and focused European R&D programme to prepare for its exploitation and to develop the technologies and knowledge base that will be needed during its operation and beyond.This paper describes the context of European fusion research and the unique organisational character of the programme. Current activities under the Seventh Euratom Framework Programme, including developments concerning ITER, are summarised.